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... failure of the first , — that the defects of the original plan may be supplied , its
errors corrected , and such useful regulations as were then adopted may be fur
ther explained , enlarged , and enforced . ment for a Proceedings of session
1773 .
... failure of the first , — that the defects of the original plan may be supplied , its
errors corrected , and such useful regulations as were then adopted may be fur
ther explained , enlarged , and enforced . ment for a Proceedings of session
1773 .
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But it does not appear that the body of regulations enacted in that year , that is , in
the East India Act of the thirteenth of his Majesty's reign , were altogether
grounded on that information , but were adopted rather on probable speculations
and ...
But it does not appear that the body of regulations enacted in that year , that is , in
the East India Act of the thirteenth of his Majesty's reign , were altogether
grounded on that information , but were adopted rather on probable speculations
and ...
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... and servants , and to watch over the execution of all parts of the act ; that they
might be furnished with matter to lay before Parliament from time to time ,
according as the state of things should render regulation or animadversion
necessary .
... and servants , and to watch over the execution of all parts of the act ; that they
might be furnished with matter to lay before Parliament from time to time ,
according as the state of things should render regulation or animadversion
necessary .
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No regulation was made to abolish the pernicious custom of voting by ballot , by
means of which acts of the highest concern to the Company and to the state
might be done by individuals with perfect impunity ; and even the body itself
might be ...
No regulation was made to abolish the pernicious custom of voting by ballot , by
means of which acts of the highest concern to the Company and to the state
might be done by individuals with perfect impunity ; and even the body itself
might be ...
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wnole of the regulations concerning the Court of Proprietors relied upon two
principles , which have often proved fallacious : namely , that small numbers
were a security against faction and disorder ; and that integrity of conduct would
follow ...
wnole of the regulations concerning the Court of Proprietors relied upon two
principles , which have often proved fallacious : namely , that small numbers
were a security against faction and disorder ; and that integrity of conduct would
follow ...
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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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