The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 2Little, Brown, 1871 - Great Britain |
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Page 14
... true motives to the repeal , or had they been at all attended to , tea would have been the last article we should have left taxed for a subject of con- troversy . Sir , it is not a pleasant consideration , but nothing in the world can ...
... true motives to the repeal , or had they been at all attended to , tea would have been the last article we should have left taxed for a subject of con- troversy . Sir , it is not a pleasant consideration , but nothing in the world can ...
Page 16
... true . But this is the very folly and mischief of the act . Incredible as it may seem , you know that you have deliberately thrown away a large duty , which you held secure and quiet in your hands , for the vain hope of getting one ...
... true . But this is the very folly and mischief of the act . Incredible as it may seem , you know that you have deliberately thrown away a large duty , which you held secure and quiet in your hands , for the vain hope of getting one ...
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... true principles of commerce . " These have always been , and still are , the senti- ments of his Majesty's present servants , and by which their conduct in respect to America has been governed . And his Majesty relies upon your prudence ...
... true principles of commerce . " These have always been , and still are , the senti- ments of his Majesty's present servants , and by which their conduct in respect to America has been governed . And his Majesty relies upon your prudence ...
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... true character ! which ( since we suffer his ministers with impunity to answer for his ideas of taxation ) we ought to make it our business to enable his Majesty to preserve in all its lustre . Let him have character , since ours is no ...
... true character ! which ( since we suffer his ministers with impunity to answer for his ideas of taxation ) we ought to make it our business to enable his Majesty to preserve in all its lustre . Let him have character , since ours is no ...
Page 28
... true motive and your public faith , give up your tax on tea for raising a revenue , the principle of which has , in effect , been disclaimed in your name , and which produces you no advantage , no , not a penny . Or , if you choose to ...
... true motive and your public faith , give up your tax on tea for raising a revenue , the principle of which has , in effect , been disclaimed in your name , and which produces you no advantage , no , not a penny . Or , if you choose to ...
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