The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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Page 26
... grounds of the repeal of the five duties , why does Lord Hillsborough , in disclaiming in the name of the king and ministry their ever having had an intent to tax for revenue , mention it as the means " of reëstab- lishing the ...
... grounds of the repeal of the five duties , why does Lord Hillsborough , in disclaiming in the name of the king and ministry their ever having had an intent to tax for revenue , mention it as the means " of reëstab- lishing the ...
Page 42
... ground of an act of Parliament . But he never could have proposed that they should tax themselves on re- quisition , which is the assertion of the day . Indeed , Mr. Grenville well knew that the colony agents could have 42 SPEECH ON ...
... ground of an act of Parliament . But he never could have proposed that they should tax themselves on re- quisition , which is the assertion of the day . Indeed , Mr. Grenville well knew that the colony agents could have 42 SPEECH ON ...
Page 46
... ground , when the whole veteran body of office took the alarm . A vio- lent outcry of all ( except those who knew and felt the mischief ) was raised against any alteration . On one hand , his attempt was a direct violation of trea ties ...
... ground , when the whole veteran body of office took the alarm . A vio- lent outcry of all ( except those who knew and felt the mischief ) was raised against any alteration . On one hand , his attempt was a direct violation of trea ties ...
Page 47
... ground , and now challenges me to put my hand to my heart and say whether the ministry had resolved on the repeal till a considerable time after the meeting of Parlia- ment . Though I do not very well know what the honorable gentleman ...
... ground , and now challenges me to put my hand to my heart and say whether the ministry had resolved on the repeal till a considerable time after the meeting of Parlia- ment . Though I do not very well know what the honorable gentleman ...
Page 51
... ground that must be fatal to the success of the very cause which they would be thought to countenance . The question of the repeal was brought on by minis- try in the committee of this House in the very in- stant when it was known that ...
... ground that must be fatal to the success of the very cause which they would be thought to countenance . The question of the repeal was brought on by minis- try in the committee of this House in the very in- stant when it was known that ...
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