The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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... least to avoid a dull uniformity in mischief , and the unpitied calamity of being repeatedly caught in the same snare . Sir , I will freely follow the honorable gentleman in his historical discussion , without the least manage- ment for ...
... least to avoid a dull uniformity in mischief , and the unpitied calamity of being repeatedly caught in the same snare . Sir , I will freely follow the honorable gentleman in his historical discussion , without the least manage- ment for ...
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... least are convinced that the 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 ...
... least are convinced that the 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 ...
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... least acquainted with the detail of commerce , must know that several of the articles on which the tax was re- pealed were fitter objects of duties than almost any other articles that could possibly be chosen , —without comparison more ...
... least acquainted with the detail of commerce , must know that several of the articles on which the tax was re- pealed were fitter objects of duties than almost any other articles that could possibly be chosen , —without comparison more ...
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... 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 this country . It is through the American trade of tea that ...
... 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 this country . It is through the American trade of tea that ...
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... least farthing . If you urge the American violence as a justification of your perseverance in enforcing this tax , you know that can never answer this plain question , Why did you repeal the others given in the same act , whilst the ...
... least farthing . If you urge the American violence as a justification of your perseverance in enforcing this tax , you know that can never answer this plain question , Why did you repeal the others given in the same act , whilst the ...
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