The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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... reason is fatigued ; experience has given judgment ; but obstinacy is not yet conquered . The honorable gentleman has made one endeavor more to diversify the form of this disgusting argu- ment . He has thrown out a speech composed al ...
... reason is fatigued ; experience has given judgment ; but obstinacy is not yet conquered . The honorable gentleman has made one endeavor more to diversify the form of this disgusting argu- ment . He has thrown out a speech composed al ...
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... him , to consult our inven tion , and to reject our experience . The mode of de- liberation he recommends is diametrically opposite to every rule of reason and every principle of good sense SPEECH ON AMERICAN TAXATION . 7.
... him , to consult our inven tion , and to reject our experience . The mode of de- liberation he recommends is diametrically opposite to every rule of reason and every principle of good sense SPEECH ON AMERICAN TAXATION . 7.
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Edmund Burke. every rule of reason and every principle of good sense established amongst mankind . For that sense and that reason I have always understood absolutely to prescribe , ( whenever we are involved in difficulties from the ...
Edmund Burke. every rule of reason and every principle of good sense established amongst mankind . For that sense and that reason I have always understood absolutely to prescribe , ( whenever we are involved in difficulties from the ...
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... reason for it . The ministers are with me . They at 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 ...
... reason for it . The ministers are with me . They at 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 ...
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... 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 lose this fair ...
... 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 lose this fair ...
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