The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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... conduct . It is not , he will give me leave to say , either useless or dangerous . He asserts , that retro- spect is not wise ; and the proper , the only proper subject of inquiry , is " not how we got into this diffi- culty , but how ...
... conduct . It is not , he will give me leave to say , either useless or dangerous . He asserts , that retro- spect is not wise ; and the proper , the only proper subject of inquiry , is " not how we got into this diffi- culty , but how ...
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... conduct I refer him for a conclusive answer to his objection . I carry my proof irresist- ibly into the very body of both Ministry and Parlia- ment : not on any general reasoning growing out of collateral matter , but on the conduct of ...
... conduct I refer him for a conclusive answer to his objection . I carry my proof irresist- ibly into the very body of both Ministry and Parlia- ment : not on any general reasoning growing out of collateral matter , but on the conduct of ...
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... conduct of ministry in this business , up- on the mischief of not having large and liberal ideas in the management of great affairs . Never have the servants of the state looked at the whole of your com- plicated interests in one ...
... conduct of ministry in this business , up- on the mischief of not having large and liberal ideas in the management of great affairs . Never have the servants of the state looked at the whole of your com- plicated interests in one ...
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... conduct in respect to America has been governed . And his Majesty relies upon your prudence and fidel- ity for such an explanation of his measures as may tend to remove the prejudices which have been excit- ed by the misrepresentations ...
... conduct in respect to America has been governed . And his Majesty relies upon your prudence and fidel- ity for such an explanation of his measures as may tend to remove the prejudices which have been excit- ed by the misrepresentations ...
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... conduct with regard to America has been always governed by this policy ? It goes a great deal further . These excellent and trusty servants of the king , justly fearful lest they themselves should have lost all credit with the world ...
... conduct with regard to America has been always governed by this policy ? It goes a great deal further . These excellent and trusty servants of the king , justly fearful lest they themselves should have lost all credit with the world ...
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