The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2 |
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The moment they do , with this letter of attorney in my hand , I will tell them , in the
author ized terms , they are wretches “ with factious and seditious views , " “
enemies to the peace and prosperity of the mother country and the colonies , "
and ...
The moment they do , with this letter of attorney in my hand , I will tell them , in the
author ized terms , they are wretches “ with factious and seditious views , " “
enemies to the peace and prosperity of the mother country and the colonies , "
and ...
Page 40
... in theory and settled in practice : a revenue not substituted in the place of , but
superadded to , a monopoly ; which monopoly was enforced at the same time
with additional strictness , and the execution put into military hands 40 SPEECH
ON ...
... in theory and settled in practice : a revenue not substituted in the place of , but
superadded to , a monopoly ; which monopoly was enforced at the same time
with additional strictness , and the execution put into military hands 40 SPEECH
ON ...
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additional strictness , and the execution put into military hands . This act , Sir ,
had for the first time the title of granting duties in the colonies and plantations of
America , ” and for the first time it was asserted in the preamble “ that it was just
and ...
additional strictness , and the execution put into military hands . This act , Sir ,
had for the first time the title of granting duties in the colonies and plantations of
America , ” and for the first time it was asserted in the preamble “ that it was just
and ...
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The honorable gentleman has desired some of us to lay our hands upon our
hearts and answer to his queries upon the historical part of this consideration ,
and by his manner ( as well as my eyes could discern it ) he seemed to address ...
The honorable gentleman has desired some of us to lay our hands upon our
hearts and answer to his queries upon the historical part of this consideration ,
and by his manner ( as well as my eyes could discern it ) he seemed to address ...
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On one hand , his attempt was a direct violation of trea ties and public law ; on the
other , the Act of Naviga tion and all the corps of trade - laws were drawn up in
array against it . The first step the noble lord took was , to have the opinion of his
...
On one hand , his attempt was a direct violation of trea ties and public law ; on the
other , the Act of Naviga tion and all the corps of trade - laws were drawn up in
array against it . The first step the noble lord took was , to have the opinion of his
...
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| Title | The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2 The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Edmund Burke |
| Author | Edmund Burke |
| Publisher | Little, Brown, and Company, 1881 |
| Original from | Michigan State University |
| Digitized | 26 Apr 2013 |
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