The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2 |
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Page 10
He stands condemned by himself , and by all his associates old and new , as a
destroyer , in the first trust of finance , of the revenues , and in the first rank of
honor , as a betrayer of the dignity of his country . Most men , especially great
men ...
He stands condemned by himself , and by all his associates old and new , as a
destroyer , in the first trust of finance , of the revenues , and in the first rank of
honor , as a betrayer of the dignity of his country . Most men , especially great
men ...
Page 36
... I well remember that Mr. Townshend , in a brilliant harangue on this subject ,
did dazzle them by playing before their eyes the image of a revenue to be raised
in America . Here began to dawn the first glimmerings of this new colony system .
... I well remember that Mr. Townshend , in a brilliant harangue on this subject ,
did dazzle them by playing before their eyes the image of a revenue to be raised
in America . Here began to dawn the first glimmerings of this new colony system .
Page 37
his own ideas rather coincided with the instructions he had received , -certain it is
, that , with the best intentions in the world , he first brought this fatal scheme into
form , and established it by Act of Par liament . No man can believe , that , at this ...
his own ideas rather coincided with the instructions he had received , -certain it is
, that , with the best intentions in the world , he first brought this fatal scheme into
form , and established it by Act of Par liament . No man can believe , that , at this ...
Page 39
For whilst he was First Lord of the Admiralty , though not strictly called upon in his
official line , he presented a very strong memorial to the Lords of the Treasury , (
my Lord Bute was then at the head of the board , ) heavily complaining of the ...
For whilst he was First Lord of the Admiralty , though not strictly called upon in his
official line , he presented a very strong memorial to the Lords of the Treasury , (
my Lord Bute was then at the head of the board , ) heavily complaining of the ...
Page 41
This act , Sir , had for the first time the title of granting duties in the colonies and
plantations of America , ” and for the first time it was asserted in the preamble “
that it was just and necessary that a revenue should be raised there ” ; then came
...
This act , Sir , had for the first time the title of granting duties in the colonies and
plantations of America , ” and for the first time it was asserted in the preamble “
that it was just and necessary that a revenue should be raised there ” ; then came
...
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| Title | The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2 The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Edmund Burke |
| Author | Edmund Burke |
| Publisher | Little, Brown, and Company, 1881 |
| Original from | Michigan State University |
| Digitized | 26 Apr 2013 |
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