The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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Page 67
... India Company ) on none of the grand objects of commerce . To counter- work the American contraband , the duty on tea was reduced from a shilling to three - pence ; but to se- cure the favor of those who would tax America , the scene of ...
... India Company ) on none of the grand objects of commerce . To counter- work the American contraband , the duty on tea was reduced from a shilling to three - pence ; but to se- cure the favor of those who would tax America , the scene of ...
Page 178
... you expect from North Amer- ica ? For , certainly , if ever there was a country qualified to produce wealth , it is India ; or an in- stitution fit for the transmission , it is the East 178 SPEECH ON CONCILIATION WITH AMERICA .
... you expect from North Amer- ica ? For , certainly , if ever there was a country qualified to produce wealth , it is India ; or an in- stitution fit for the transmission , it is the East 178 SPEECH ON CONCILIATION WITH AMERICA .
Page 179
Edmund Burke. stitution fit for the transmission , it is the East India Company . America has none of these aptitudes . If America gives you taxable objects on which you lay your duties here , and gives you at the same time surplus by a ...
Edmund Burke. stitution fit for the transmission , it is the East India Company . America has none of these aptitudes . If America gives you taxable objects on which you lay your duties here , and gives you at the same time surplus by a ...
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Edmund Burke. SPEECH ( DECEMBER 1 , 1783 ) UPON THE QUESTION FOR THE SPEAKER'S LEAVING THE CHAIR IN ORDER FOR THE HOUSE TO RE- SOLVE ITSELF INTO A COMMITTEE ON MR . FOX'S EAST INDIA BILL . SPEECH . Mme . I really wished much to engage.
Edmund Burke. SPEECH ( DECEMBER 1 , 1783 ) UPON THE QUESTION FOR THE SPEAKER'S LEAVING THE CHAIR IN ORDER FOR THE HOUSE TO RE- SOLVE ITSELF INTO A COMMITTEE ON MR . FOX'S EAST INDIA BILL . SPEECH . Mme . I really wished much to engage.
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... India , and concerning the interest which this nation has in the commerce and revenues of that country , is a strong indication of the value which they set upon these ... INDIA BILL . SPEECH ON MR FOX'S EAST INDIA BILL, December 1, 1783.
... India , and concerning the interest which this nation has in the commerce and revenues of that country , is a strong indication of the value which they set upon these ... INDIA BILL . SPEECH ON MR FOX'S EAST INDIA BILL, December 1, 1783.
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