The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 3C. and J. Rivington, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 71
... true , Sir . But I confess , that the character of judge in my own cause is a thing that frightens me . In- stead of filling me with pride , I am exceedingly humbled by it . I cannot proceed with a stern , assured , judicial confidence ...
... true , Sir . But I confess , that the character of judge in my own cause is a thing that frightens me . In- stead of filling me with pride , I am exceedingly humbled by it . I cannot proceed with a stern , assured , judicial confidence ...
Page 74
... true ; I put it totally out of the question . It is less than nothing in my consi- deration . I do not indeed wonder , nor will you , Sir , that gentlemen of profound learning are fond of displaying it on this profound subject . But my ...
... true ; I put it totally out of the question . It is less than nothing in my consi- deration . I do not indeed wonder , nor will you , Sir , that gentlemen of profound learning are fond of displaying it on this profound subject . But my ...
Page 79
... true ground of the quarrel ; or that the giving way , in any one instance of authority , is to lose all that may re- main unconceded . One fact is clear and indisputable . The publick and avowed origin of this quarrel was on taxation ...
... true ground of the quarrel ; or that the giving way , in any one instance of authority , is to lose all that may re- main unconceded . One fact is clear and indisputable . The publick and avowed origin of this quarrel was on taxation ...
Page 80
... true , that no case can exist , in which it is proper for the sovereign to accede to the desires of his discontented subjects ? Is there any thing peculiar in this case , to make a rule for itself ? Is all authority of course lost ...
... true , that no case can exist , in which it is proper for the sovereign to accede to the desires of his discontented subjects ? Is there any thing peculiar in this case , to make a rule for itself ? Is all authority of course lost ...
Page 82
... true cause why Ireland was five hundred years in subduing ; and after the vain projects of a military government , attempted in the reign of Queen Elizabeth , it was soon dis- covered , that nothing could make that country English , in ...
... true cause why Ireland was five hundred years in subduing ; and after the vain projects of a military government , attempted in the reign of Queen Elizabeth , it was soon dis- covered , that nothing could make that country English , in ...
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