The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 7Wells and Lilly, 1827 - Great Britain |
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Page 81
... given in the said defence , of the state of the affairs of the country at that time ( that is , about the month of April 1760 ) is true and just , [ that is , the bad state of the country , which we shall consider hereafter ; ] that ...
... given in the said defence , of the state of the affairs of the country at that time ( that is , about the month of April 1760 ) is true and just , [ that is , the bad state of the country , which we shall consider hereafter ; ] that ...
Page 91
... ; for the compensation for abuses , of which he was neither the author nor the abettor ; they tax this miserable prince , 500,000l . That sum was given to individuals . Now comes the company at home , which OF WARREN HASTINGS , ESQ . 91.
... ; for the compensation for abuses , of which he was neither the author nor the abettor ; they tax this miserable prince , 500,000l . That sum was given to individuals . Now comes the company at home , which OF WARREN HASTINGS , ESQ . 91.
Page 110
... given the power , and from whom alone it originates , will never suffer the exercise of it to be practised upon any less solid founda- tion than the power itself . If then all dominion of man over man is the effect of the divine ...
... given the power , and from whom alone it originates , will never suffer the exercise of it to be practised upon any less solid founda- tion than the power itself . If then all dominion of man over man is the effect of the divine ...
Page 115
... given for the protection of the people below , should be responsible to the power above . It is to suppose , that the people shall have no laws with regard to him , yet when he comes to be tried , he shall claim the protection of those ...
... given for the protection of the people below , should be responsible to the power above . It is to suppose , that the people shall have no laws with regard to him , yet when he comes to be tried , he shall claim the protection of those ...
Page 116
... given by God , and it has the double sanction of law and of religion , with which the prince is no more authorized to dispense than any one else . And , if any man will produce the Koran to me , and will but show me one text in it ...
... given by God , and it has the double sanction of law and of religion , with which the prince is no more authorized to dispense than any one else . And , if any man will produce the Koran to me , and will but show me one text in it ...
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