The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 7Wells and Lilly, 1827 - Great Britain |
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Page 85
... declared the whole business should stop , unless the affair of the murder was given up . Accordingly , things were so set- tled . But , if he gave the nabob over to an intending mur- derer , and delivered his person , treasure , and ...
... declared the whole business should stop , unless the affair of the murder was given up . Accordingly , things were so set- tled . But , if he gave the nabob over to an intending mur- derer , and delivered his person , treasure , and ...
Page 91
... declared against him in form . That war sets the whole country in a blaze ; and then other parties begin to appear upon the scene , whose transactions you will find yourselves deeply concerned in hereafter . As soon as war was declared ...
... declared against him in form . That war sets the whole country in a blaze ; and then other parties begin to appear upon the scene , whose transactions you will find yourselves deeply concerned in hereafter . As soon as war was declared ...
Page 104
... declare , that the laws of morality are the same every where ; and that there is no action , which would pass for an act of extortion , of peculation , of bribery , and of oppression in England , that is not an act of extortion , of pe ...
... declare , that the laws of morality are the same every where ; and that there is no action , which would pass for an act of extortion , of peculation , of bribery , and of oppression in England , that is not an act of extortion , of pe ...
Page 105
... declaring , that he governed on the principles of arbi- trary power . His plea is , that he did govern there on arbi- trary and despotick , and , as he supposes , oriental principles . And as this plea is boldly avowed and maintained ...
... declaring , that he governed on the principles of arbi- trary power . His plea is , that he did govern there on arbi- trary and despotick , and , as he supposes , oriental principles . And as this plea is boldly avowed and maintained ...
Page 109
... declared his opinion , that he is a despotick prince , that he is to use arbitrary power , and of course all his acts are covered with that shield . " I know , says he , the constitution of Asia only from its practice . " Will your ...
... declared his opinion , that he is a despotick prince , that he is to use arbitrary power , and of course all his acts are covered with that shield . " I know , says he , the constitution of Asia only from its practice . " Will your ...
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