The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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... produce of the said colonies or plantations ; for discon- tinuing the drawbacks payable on china earthenware ex- ported to America ; and for more effectually preventing the clandestine running of goods in the said colonies and plan ...
... produce of the said colonies or plantations ; for discon- tinuing the drawbacks payable on china earthenware ex- ported to America ; and for more effectually preventing the clandestine running of goods in the said colonies and plan ...
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... produce , not satis- faction , but insolence in the Americans , and that the giving up these taxes will necessitate the giving up of all the rest ? " This objection was as palpable then as it is now ; and it was as good for preserving ...
... produce , not satis- faction , but insolence in the Americans , and that the giving up these taxes will necessitate the giving up of all the rest ? " This objection was as palpable then as it is now ; and it was as good for preserving ...
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... produce the mischiefs which give so much alarm to his honorable friend . His work was not bad in its principle , but imperfect in its execution ; and the motion on your paper presses him only to com- plete a proper plan , which , by ...
... produce the mischiefs which give so much alarm to his honorable friend . His work was not bad in its principle , but imperfect in its execution ; and the motion on your paper presses him only to com- plete a proper plan , which , by ...
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... your name , and which produces you no advantage , no , not a penny . Or , if you choose to go on with a poor pretence instead of a solid rea- - son , and will still adhere to your cant of 28 SPEECH ON AMERICAN TAXATION .
... your name , and which produces you no advantage , no , not a penny . Or , if you choose to go on with a poor pretence instead of a solid rea- - son , and will still adhere to your cant of 28 SPEECH ON AMERICAN TAXATION .
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... produced to this House . I think the inquiry lasted in the committee for six weeks ; and at its conclusion , this House , by an independent , no- ble , spirited , and unexpected majority , by a majority that will redeem all the acts ...
... produced to this House . I think the inquiry lasted in the committee for six weeks ; and at its conclusion , this House , by an independent , no- ble , spirited , and unexpected majority , by a majority that will redeem all the acts ...
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