The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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Page 47
... considerations was , whether the repeal should be total , or whether only partial , — taking out everything burdensome and productive , and reserving only an empty acknowledgment , such as a stamp on cards or dice . The other question ...
... considerations was , whether the repeal should be total , or whether only partial , — taking out everything burdensome and productive , and reserving only an empty acknowledgment , such as a stamp on cards or dice . The other question ...
Page 53
... speak to a certain matter of fact not wholly unrelated to the question under your consideration . We , who would persuade you to revert to the ancient policy of this kingdom , labor under the effect of SPEECH ON AMERICAN TAXATION . 53.
... speak to a certain matter of fact not wholly unrelated to the question under your consideration . We , who would persuade you to revert to the ancient policy of this kingdom , labor under the effect of SPEECH ON AMERICAN TAXATION . 53.
Page 57
... consideration . Far from anything inflam- matory , I never heard a more languid debate in this House . No more than two or three gentlemen , as I remember , spoke against the act , and that with great reserve and remarkable temper ...
... consideration . Far from anything inflam- matory , I never heard a more languid debate in this House . No more than two or three gentlemen , as I remember , spoke against the act , and that with great reserve and remarkable temper ...
Page 71
... consideration in practice . Recover your old ground , and your old tranquillity ; try it ; I am persuaded the Americans will compromise with you . When confidence is once restored , the odious and suspicious summum jus will perish of ...
... consideration in practice . Recover your old ground , and your old tranquillity ; try it ; I am persuaded the Americans will compromise with you . When confidence is once restored , the odious and suspicious summum jus will perish of ...
Page 86
... consideration of which I am capable . The public has a full right to it ; and this great city , a main pillar in the commercial interest of Great Britain , must totter on its base by the slightest mis- take with regard to our American ...
... consideration of which I am capable . The public has a full right to it ; and this great city , a main pillar in the commercial interest of Great Britain , must totter on its base by the slightest mis- take with regard to our American ...
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