The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 2Little, Brown, 1871 - Great Britain |
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Page 11
... hope , Sir , the honorable gentleman who spoke last is thoroughly satisfied , and satisfied out of the proceedings of ministry on their own favorite act , that his fears from a repeal are groundless . If he is not , I leave him , and ...
... hope , Sir , the honorable gentleman who spoke last is thoroughly satisfied , and satisfied out of the proceedings of ministry on their own favorite act , that his fears from a repeal are groundless . If he is not , I leave him , and ...
Page 15
... hope our dear- bought East India Committees have done us at least so much good , as to let us know , that , without a more extensive sale of that article , our East India revenues and acquisitions can have no certain connection with ...
... hope our dear- bought East India Committees have done us at least so much good , as to let us know , that , without a more extensive sale of that article , our East India revenues and acquisitions can have no certain connection with ...
Page 16
... hands , for the vain hope of getting one three fourths less , through every hazard , through certain litigation , and possibly through war . The manner of proceeding in the duties on paper and 16 SPEECH ON AMERICAN TAXATION .
... hands , for the vain hope of getting one three fourths less , through every hazard , through certain litigation , and possibly through war . The manner of proceeding in the duties on paper and 16 SPEECH ON AMERICAN TAXATION .
Page 20
... hope of such an alteration . And so strong was the spirit for supporting the new taxes , that the session concluded with the following remark- able declaration . After stating the vigorous meas- ures which had been pursued , the speech ...
... hope of such an alteration . And so strong was the spirit for supporting the new taxes , that the session concluded with the following remark- able declaration . After stating the vigorous meas- ures which had been pursued , the speech ...
Page 25
... hope nobody in this House will hereafter have the impudence to defend American taxes in the name of ministry . The moment they do , with this letter of attorney in my hand , I will tell them , in the author ized terms , they are ...
... hope nobody in this House will hereafter have the impudence to defend American taxes in the name of ministry . The moment they do , with this letter of attorney in my hand , I will tell them , in the author ized terms , they are ...
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