The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 1Little, Brown, 1884 - Great Britain |
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Page 300
... establishments ; not one shilling towards the reduction of our debt . Guadaloupe or Martinico alone would have given us material aid ; much in the way of duties , much in the way of trade and navigation . A good ministry would have ...
... establishments ; not one shilling towards the reduction of our debt . Guadaloupe or Martinico alone would have given us material aid ; much in the way of duties , much in the way of trade and navigation . A good ministry would have ...
Page 305
... establishment is still more extraordinary than that of the interest of the unfunded debt . The increase is great , undoubtedly . However , the author finds no fault with it , and urges it only as a matter of argu- ment to support the ...
... establishment is still more extraordinary than that of the interest of the unfunded debt . The increase is great , undoubtedly . However , the author finds no fault with it , and urges it only as a matter of argu- ment to support the ...
Page 308
... establishment before and since the war . Interest of debt contracted by the war . £ 1,500,000 2,614,892 4,114,892 · £ 760,706 The real difference in the peace estab- lishment is • · • The actual interest of the funded debt , including ...
... establishment before and since the war . Interest of debt contracted by the war . £ 1,500,000 2,614,892 4,114,892 · £ 760,706 The real difference in the peace estab- lishment is • · • The actual interest of the funded debt , including ...
Page 330
... establishments . 3rd , The state of public credit . Try France on all these standards . Although our author very liberally administers relief to the people of France , its government has not been altogether so gracious . Since the peace ...
... establishments . 3rd , The state of public credit . Try France on all these standards . Although our author very liberally administers relief to the people of France , its government has not been altogether so gracious . Since the peace ...
Page 331
... establishment ; so far are they from the attempt or even hope to dis- charge any part of the capital of their enormous debt . Indeed , under such extreme straitness and distrac- tion labors the whole body of their finances , so far does ...
... establishment ; so far are they from the attempt or even hope to dis- charge any part of the capital of their enormous debt . Indeed , under such extreme straitness and distrac- tion labors the whole body of their finances , so far does ...
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