The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 3H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1906 - Great Britain |
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Page vi
... inquire into the State of the Representation of the Commons in Parliament Speech on a Motion , made by the Right Hon . Wm . Dowdeswell , for leave to bring in a Bill for explaining the Powers of Juries in Prosecu- tions for Libels ...
... inquire into the State of the Representation of the Commons in Parliament Speech on a Motion , made by the Right Hon . Wm . Dowdeswell , for leave to bring in a Bill for explaining the Powers of Juries in Prosecu- tions for Libels ...
Page xi
... it ? ' It will astonish posterity when they read our opinions in our actions , that after years of inquiry , we have found out that the sole grievance of India consisted in this , that the servants of the Company there had.
... it ? ' It will astonish posterity when they read our opinions in our actions , that after years of inquiry , we have found out that the sole grievance of India consisted in this , that the servants of the Company there had.
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... inquiry , that there should be no examination at all . Most certainly it is our duty to examine ; it is our interest too : but it must be with discretion ; with an attention to all the circumstances , and to all the motives ; like sound ...
... inquiry , that there should be no examination at all . Most certainly it is our duty to examine ; it is our interest too : but it must be with discretion ; with an attention to all the circumstances , and to all the motives ; like sound ...
Page 12
... inquire where a congress of vagrants was to be found . This Lord Suffolk sent Mr. Eden to find these vagrants , without knowing where this king's generals were to be found , who were joined in the same commission of supplicating those ...
... inquire where a congress of vagrants was to be found . This Lord Suffolk sent Mr. Eden to find these vagrants , without knowing where this king's generals were to be found , who were joined in the same commission of supplicating those ...
Page 55
... inquiry into the evil was only a pretext to elude the remedy , which is demanded from us by humanity , by justice , and by every principle of true policy . Depend upon it this business cannot be indifferent to our fame . It will turn ...
... inquiry into the evil was only a pretext to elude the remedy , which is demanded from us by humanity , by justice , and by every principle of true policy . Depend upon it this business cannot be indifferent to our fame . It will turn ...
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