The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 2Little, Brown,, 1866 - Great Britain |
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... - Most men , especially great men , do not always know their well - wishers . I come to rescue that no- * Lord North , then Chancellor of the Exchequer . ble lord out of the hands of those he calls 10 SPEECH ON AMERICAN TAXATION .
... - Most men , especially great men , do not always know their well - wishers . I come to rescue that no- * Lord North , then Chancellor of the Exchequer . ble lord out of the hands of those he calls 10 SPEECH ON AMERICAN TAXATION .
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Edmund Burke. ble lord out of the hands of those he calls his friends , and even out of his own . I will do him the justice he is denied at home . He has not been this wicked or imprudent man . He knew that a repeal had no tendency to ...
Edmund Burke. ble lord out of the hands of those he calls his friends , and even out of his own . I will do him the justice he is denied at home . He has not been this wicked or imprudent man . He knew that a repeal had no tendency to ...
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... hand : my a paper which I * Lord Hillsborough's Circular Letter to the Governors of the Coio- nies , concerning the repeal of some of the duties laid in the Act of 1767 . constantly carry about ; which I have often used , 12 SPEECH ON ...
... hand : my a paper which I * Lord Hillsborough's Circular Letter to the Governors of the Coio- nies , concerning the repeal of some of the duties laid in the Act of 1767 . constantly carry about ; which I have often used , 12 SPEECH ON ...
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... hands , for the vain hope of getting one three fourths less , through every hazard , through certain litigation , and possibly through war . The manner of proceeding in the duties on paper and 16 SPEECH ON AMERICAN TAXATION .
... hands , for the vain hope of getting one three fourths less , through every hazard , through certain litigation , and possibly through war . The manner of proceeding in the duties on paper and 16 SPEECH ON AMERICAN TAXATION .
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... hands ) according to your pleasure , you began your operations in finance by flinging away your revenue ; you allowed the whole draw- back on export , and then you charged the duty , ( which you had before discharged , ) payable in the ...
... hands ) according to your pleasure , you began your operations in finance by flinging away your revenue ; you allowed the whole draw- back on export , and then you charged the duty , ( which you had before discharged , ) payable in the ...
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