The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 2Little, Brown, 1871 - Great Britain |
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Page 8
... repeal of the duty on wine as loudly as they do now for the repeal of the duty on tea . Sir , I can give no security on this subject . But I will do all that I can , and all that can be fairly demanded . To the experience which the ...
... repeal of the duty on wine as loudly as they do now for the repeal of the duty on tea . Sir , I can give no security on this subject . But I will do all that I can , and all that can be fairly demanded . To the experience which the ...
Page 9
... repeal of the Stamp Act had not , and that no repeal can have , the consequences which the honorable gentle- man who defends their measures is so much alarmed at . To their conduct I refer him for a conclusive answer to his objection ...
... repeal of the Stamp Act had not , and that no repeal can have , the consequences which the honorable gentle- man who defends their measures is so much alarmed at . To their conduct I refer him for a conclusive answer to his objection ...
Page 10
... repeal five of the duties , and to leave ( for reasons best known to themselves ) only the sixth standing . Suppose any person , at the time of that repeal , had thus addressed the minister : " Condem- ning , as you do , the repeal of ...
... repeal five of the duties , and to leave ( for reasons best known to themselves ) only the sixth standing . Suppose any person , at the time of that repeal , had thus addressed the minister : " Condem- ning , as you do , the repeal of ...
Page 11
... repeal are groundless . If he is not , I leave him , and the noble lord who sits by him , to settle the matter as well as they can together ; for , if the repeal of American taxes destroys all our government in America , -Ife is the man ...
... repeal are groundless . If he is not , I leave him , and the noble lord who sits by him , to settle the matter as well as they can together ; for , if the repeal of American taxes destroys all our government in America , -Ife is the man ...
Page 12
... repealed , and the reasons of the grant still care- fully kept up ! This is raising a revenue in Amer- ica ! This is preserving dignity in England ! If you repeal this tax , in compliance with the motion , I read- ily admit that you ...
... repealed , and the reasons of the grant still care- fully kept up ! This is raising a revenue in Amer- ica ! This is preserving dignity in England ! If you repeal this tax , in compliance with the motion , I read- ily admit that you ...
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