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Page 48
... from the produce of the monopolies , for the four years which ended with 1780 ,
when the investment from the surplus revenues finally closed , were never less
than a million sterling , and commonly nearer twelve hundred thousand pounds .
... from the produce of the monopolies , for the four years which ended with 1780 ,
when the investment from the surplus revenues finally closed , were never less
than a million sterling , and commonly nearer twelve hundred thousand pounds .
Page 57
In the year 1778 the provision for the investment from the revenues and from the
monopolies stood very high . It was estimated at a million four hundred thousand
pounds ; and of this it appears that a great deal was realized . But this was the ...
In the year 1778 the provision for the investment from the revenues and from the
monopolies stood very high . It was estimated at a million four hundred thousand
pounds ; and of this it appears that a great deal was realized . But this was the ...
Page 75
These articles are not under any formal monopoly ; nor does the Company at
present exercise a declared right of preëmption with regard to them . But it does
not appear that the trade in these particulars is or can be perfectly free , not so
much ...
These articles are not under any formal monopoly ; nor does the Company at
present exercise a declared right of preëmption with regard to them . But it does
not appear that the trade in these particulars is or can be perfectly free , not so
much ...
Page 77
... oppressions of monopoly more forcible , more simple , or more equitable : no
sort of plausible objection could be made ; and it was in vain to think of evading it
. It was therefore met with the confidence of avowed and determined injustice .
... oppressions of monopoly more forcible , more simple , or more equitable : no
sort of plausible objection could be made ; and it was in vain to think of evading it
. It was therefore met with the confidence of avowed and determined injustice .
Page 79
The acquisition of the Duanné , in 1765 , bringing the English into the im mediate
government of the country in its most essential branches , extended and
confirmed all the former means of monopoly . In the progress of these ruinous
measures ...
The acquisition of the Duanné , in 1765 , bringing the English into the im mediate
government of the country in its most essential branches , extended and
confirmed all the former means of monopoly . In the progress of these ruinous
measures ...
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| Title | The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 8 The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Edmund Burke |
| Author | Edmund Burke |
| Publisher | Little, Brown,, 1881 |
| Original from | Michigan State University |
| Digitized | 26 Apr 2013 |
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