The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 7Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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Page 26
... a state of slavery and court dependence ; since their liberty of conscience . and their power of executing their functions depend entirely on his will . I would have no man 26 SPEECH ON RELIEF OF PROTESTANT DISSENTERS .
... a state of slavery and court dependence ; since their liberty of conscience . and their power of executing their functions depend entirely on his will . I would have no man 26 SPEECH ON RELIEF OF PROTESTANT DISSENTERS .
Page 27
... courts of justice . I will beg leave to state to the House one argu- ment which has been much relied upon : that the Dissenters are not unanimous upon this business ; that many persons are alarmed ; that it will create a disunion among ...
... courts of justice . I will beg leave to state to the House one argu- ment which has been much relied upon : that the Dissenters are not unanimous upon this business ; that many persons are alarmed ; that it will create a disunion among ...
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... Court , but a pack of manumitted slaves , with the lash of the beadle flagrant on their backs , and their legs still galled with their fetters , that would drive their brethren into that prison - house from whence they have just been ...
... Court , but a pack of manumitted slaves , with the lash of the beadle flagrant on their backs , and their legs still galled with their fetters , that would drive their brethren into that prison - house from whence they have just been ...
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... court upon earth , will say that is law , upon which , if a man going to his counsel should say to him , " What is my tenure in law of this estate ? " he would answer , " Truly , Sir , know not ; the court has no rule but its own discre ...
... court upon earth , will say that is law , upon which , if a man going to his counsel should say to him , " What is my tenure in law of this estate ? " he would answer , " Truly , Sir , know not ; the court has no rule but its own discre ...
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... courts of law apply- ing the principles of law to new cases as they emerge is altogether frivolous , inapplicable , and arises from a total ignorance of the bounds between civil and crim- inal jurisdiction , and of the separate maxims ...
... courts of law apply- ing the principles of law to new cases as they emerge is altogether frivolous , inapplicable , and arises from a total ignorance of the bounds between civil and crim- inal jurisdiction , and of the separate maxims ...
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