The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 2Little, Brown,, 1866 - Great Britain |
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... protecting , and securing the said dominions . " Now You have heard this pompous performance . where is the revenue which is to do all these mighty things ? Five sixths repealed , - abandoned , -sunk , -gone , -lost forever . Does the ...
... protecting , and securing the said dominions . " Now You have heard this pompous performance . where is the revenue which is to do all these mighty things ? Five sixths repealed , - abandoned , -sunk , -gone , -lost forever . Does the ...
Page 178
... protected freedom . And so may I speed in the great object I pro- pose to you , as I think it would not only be an act of injustice , but would be the worst economy in the world , to compel the colonies to a sum certain , either in the ...
... protected freedom . And so may I speed in the great object I pro- pose to you , as I think it would not only be an act of injustice , but would be the worst economy in the world , to compel the colonies to a sum certain , either in the ...
Page 179
... protection . These are ties which , though light as air , are as strong as links of iron . Let the colonies always keep the idea of their civil rights associated with your government , they will cling and grapple to you , and no force ...
... protection . These are ties which , though light as air , are as strong as links of iron . Let the colonies always keep the idea of their civil rights associated with your government , they will cling and grapple to you , and no force ...
Page 191
... of piracy these men whom an act of Parliament had previously put out of the protection of the law . When the legislature of this kingdom had ordered all their ships and goods , for LETTER TO THE SHERIFFS OF BRISTOL . 191.
... of piracy these men whom an act of Parliament had previously put out of the protection of the law . When the legislature of this kingdom had ordered all their ships and goods , for LETTER TO THE SHERIFFS OF BRISTOL . 191.
Page 198
... protection of law ; and there is nothing to bridle the partial vio- lence of state factions but this , - " that , whenever an act is made for a cessation of law and justice , the whole people should be universally subjected to the same ...
... protection of law ; and there is nothing to bridle the partial vio- lence of state factions but this , - " that , whenever an act is made for a cessation of law and justice , the whole people should be universally subjected to the same ...
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