The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 1Little, Brown, 1884 - Great Britain |
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Page 265
... stamp act ; But the constitutional superiority of Great Britain was preserved by the act for securing the dependence of the colonies . Private houses were relieved from the jurisdiction of the excise , by the repeal of the cider tax ...
... stamp act ; But the constitutional superiority of Great Britain was preserved by the act for securing the dependence of the colonies . Private houses were relieved from the jurisdiction of the excise , by the repeal of the cider tax ...
Page 272
... act in party with all the moderation which does not absolutely enervate that vigor , and quench that fervency of ... Stamp Act . Considerations on Trade and Finance . Political Register , & c . , & c . bodies which compose it , by ...
... act in party with all the moderation which does not absolutely enervate that vigor , and quench that fervency of ... Stamp Act . Considerations on Trade and Finance . Political Register , & c . , & c . bodies which compose it , by ...
Page 276
... Stamp Act was a masterpiece of policy and finance ; that the only good minister this nation has enjoyed since his Majesty's accession , is the Earl of Bute ; and the only good managers of revenue we have seen are Lord Despenser and Mr ...
... Stamp Act was a masterpiece of policy and finance ; that the only good minister this nation has enjoyed since his Majesty's accession , is the Earl of Bute ; and the only good managers of revenue we have seen are Lord Despenser and Mr ...
Page 354
... Stamp Act , whatever its excellences may be , I think he will not in reality recur , or even choose to assert that he means to do so , in case his minister should come again into power . If he does , I will pre- dict that some of the ...
... Stamp Act , whatever its excellences may be , I think he will not in reality recur , or even choose to assert that he means to do so , in case his minister should come again into power . If he does , I will pre- dict that some of the ...
Page 367
... stamp- duties on Perwannas , Dusticks , Kistbundees , and Hus- bulhookums . For once , I will disappoint him in this ... act of his . It is easy to parade with a high talk of Parliamentary rights , of the universality of legislative ...
... stamp- duties on Perwannas , Dusticks , Kistbundees , and Hus- bulhookums . For once , I will disappoint him in this ... act of his . It is easy to parade with a high talk of Parliamentary rights , of the universality of legislative ...
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