The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 3H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1906 - Great Britain |
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Page xiii
... and simplicity of all the people . Further , he set his face against any reform of the representa- tion of the House of Commons , he could sanction no meddling with the constitution . This constitution in former days.
... and simplicity of all the people . Further , he set his face against any reform of the representa- tion of the House of Commons , he could sanction no meddling with the constitution . This constitution in former days.
Page xiv
Edmund Burke, William Willis. meddling with the constitution . This constitution in former days used to be the admiration and the envy of the world ; it was the pattern for politicians ; the theme of the eloquent ; the meditation of the ...
Edmund Burke, William Willis. meddling with the constitution . This constitution in former days used to be the admiration and the envy of the world ; it was the pattern for politicians ; the theme of the eloquent ; the meditation of the ...
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... constitution of our frame , even the sacred fleece itself , all went together . No reserve ; no exception ; no debate ; no discussion . A sudden light broke in upon us all . It broke in , not through well- contrived and well - disposed ...
... constitution of our frame , even the sacred fleece itself , all went together . No reserve ; no exception ; no debate ; no discussion . A sudden light broke in upon us all . It broke in , not through well- contrived and well - disposed ...
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... constitution . - Not enemies , I presume , to their own liberty . And as to the constitution , until we give them some share in it , I do not know on what pre- tence we can examine into their opinions about a busi- ness in which they ...
... constitution . - Not enemies , I presume , to their own liberty . And as to the constitution , until we give them some share in it , I do not know on what pre- tence we can examine into their opinions about a busi- ness in which they ...
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... constitutions and common- wealths , is nothing better at bottom , than the miserable invention of an ungenerous ambition which would fain hold the sacred trust of power , without any of the virtues or any of the energies that give a ...
... constitutions and common- wealths , is nothing better at bottom , than the miserable invention of an ungenerous ambition which would fain hold the sacred trust of power , without any of the virtues or any of the energies that give a ...
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