The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 7Wells and Lilly, 1827 - Great Britain |
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Page 47
... record their deliberations with the same strictness as he himself was bound . He appointed of his own usurped au- thority a board for the administration of the revenue , the members of which were expressly dispensed from recording their ...
... record their deliberations with the same strictness as he himself was bound . He appointed of his own usurped au- thority a board for the administration of the revenue , the members of which were expressly dispensed from recording their ...
Page 48
... record cannot exist together . He knows , that what remains of the written constitution , which he has not destroyed ... records , which are to be the securities against malversation in office , the discoverers and avengers of it , that ...
... record cannot exist together . He knows , that what remains of the written constitution , which he has not destroyed ... records , which are to be the securities against malversation in office , the discoverers and avengers of it , that ...
Page 49
... record that , to which record is applica- ble ; by oral testimony things , to which oral testimony alone can be produced ; and last of all , that , which is matter of historick proof , by historick evidence . This I hope to do with the ...
... record that , to which record is applica- ble ; by oral testimony things , to which oral testimony alone can be produced ; and last of all , that , which is matter of historick proof , by historick evidence . This I hope to do with the ...
Page 66
... records of honour . We have been confounded with the herd of con- querours Our dominion has been a vulgar thing . But we begin to emerge ; and I hope , that a severe inspection of ourselves , a purification of our own offences , a ...
... records of honour . We have been confounded with the herd of con- querours Our dominion has been a vulgar thing . But we begin to emerge ; and I hope , that a severe inspection of ourselves , a purification of our own offences , a ...
Page 70
... records ; the suppression of publick correspon- dence ; corrupt combinations and conspiracies ; perfidy in negotiation established into principle ; -acts of the most atro- cious wickedness justified upon purity of intention ; mock ...
... records ; the suppression of publick correspon- dence ; corrupt combinations and conspiracies ; perfidy in negotiation established into principle ; -acts of the most atro- cious wickedness justified upon purity of intention ; mock ...
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