The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2H. G. Bohn, 1864 |
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... schemes of visionary politicians . Our business was to rule , not to wrangle ; and it would have been a poor compensation that we had triumphed in a dis- pute , whilst we lost an empire . If there be one fact in the world perfectly ...
... schemes of visionary politicians . Our business was to rule , not to wrangle ; and it would have been a poor compensation that we had triumphed in a dis- pute , whilst we lost an empire . If there be one fact in the world perfectly ...
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... scheme of taxation was to be pushed against the inclinations of the people , it was evident that discussions must arise , which would let loose all the elements that com- posed this double constitution ; would show how much each VOL ...
... scheme of taxation was to be pushed against the inclinations of the people , it was evident that discussions must arise , which would let loose all the elements that com- posed this double constitution ; would show how much each VOL ...
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... scheme is , that it falls extremely short of that liberality in the commercial system , which , I trust , will one day be adopted . If I had not considered the present resolutions merely as preparatory to better things , and as a means ...
... scheme is , that it falls extremely short of that liberality in the commercial system , which , I trust , will one day be adopted . If I had not considered the present resolutions merely as preparatory to better things , and as a means ...
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... scheme , I wish to have as close an union of interest and affection with Ireland as I can have ; and that , I am sure , is a far better thing than any nominal union of government . France , and indeed most extensive empires , which by ...
... scheme , I wish to have as close an union of interest and affection with Ireland as I can have ; and that , I am sure , is a far better thing than any nominal union of government . France , and indeed most extensive empires , which by ...
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... scheme remains ! Thus , between the resistance of power , and the unsystematical process of popu larity , the undertaker and the undertaking are both exposed , and the poor reformer is hissed off the stage both by friends and foes ...
... scheme remains ! Thus , between the resistance of power , and the unsystematical process of popu larity , the undertaker and the undertaking are both exposed , and the poor reformer is hissed off the stage both by friends and foes ...
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