The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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Page 49
... peace to this whole empire . I state , Sir , these particulars , because this act of spirit and fortitude has lately been , in the circulation of the season , and in some hazarded declamations in this House , attributed to timidity . If ...
... peace to this whole empire . I state , Sir , these particulars , because this act of spirit and fortitude has lately been , in the circulation of the season , and in some hazarded declamations in this House , attributed to timidity . If ...
Page 70
... peace , or power , for adhering , either to the act or to the preamble , I shall vote for the question which leads to the repeal of both . If you do not fall in with this motion , then secure something to fight for , consistent in ...
... peace , or power , for adhering , either to the act or to the preamble , I shall vote for the question which leads to the repeal of both . If you do not fall in with this motion , then secure something to fight for , consistent in ...
Page 72
... peace , yet you are send- ing out a destroying angel too ; and what would be the effect of the conflict of these two adverse spirits , or which would predominate in the end , is what I dare not say whether the lenient measures would ...
... peace , yet you are send- ing out a destroying angel too ; and what would be the effect of the conflict of these two adverse spirits , or which would predominate in the end , is what I dare not say whether the lenient measures would ...
Page 76
... peace , nor hope for mutual jus- tice , nor effectually afford mutual assistance . It is necessary to coerce the negligent , to restrain the violent , and to aid the weak and deficient , by the overruling plenitude of her power . She is ...
... peace , nor hope for mutual jus- tice , nor effectually afford mutual assistance . It is necessary to coerce the negligent , to restrain the violent , and to aid the weak and deficient , by the overruling plenitude of her power . She is ...
Page 77
... peace , of union , and of com- merce , but even of revenue , which its friends are contending for . It is morally certain that we have lost at least a million of free grants since the peace . I think we have lost a great deal more ; and ...
... peace , of union , and of com- merce , but even of revenue , which its friends are contending for . It is morally certain that we have lost at least a million of free grants since the peace . I think we have lost a great deal more ; and ...
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