On the American Revolution: Selected Speeches and LettersHarper & Row, 1966 - 220 Seiten |
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... England , Ireland , and the British West Indies . Burke prepared his own scheme for the reconciliation of America and England which he presented in the following famous speech . I HOPE , Sir , that , notwithstanding the austerity of the ...
... England , Ireland , and the British West Indies . Burke prepared his own scheme for the reconciliation of America and England which he presented in the following famous speech . I HOPE , Sir , that , notwithstanding the austerity of the ...
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... England , notwithstanding its legal rights , is in reality no more than a sort of private sect , not composing most probably the tenth of the people . The colonists left England when this spirit was high , and in the emigrants was the ...
... England , notwithstanding its legal rights , is in reality no more than a sort of private sect , not composing most probably the tenth of the people . The colonists left England when this spirit was high , and in the emigrants was the ...
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... England that are now used by the parliament of England to tax the people of America . Notwithstanding all these arguments , one of the great- est of our kings , by an express and positive Act , cut off from the sovereign power this ...
... England that are now used by the parliament of England to tax the people of America . Notwithstanding all these arguments , one of the great- est of our kings , by an express and positive Act , cut off from the sovereign power this ...
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April 19 1769 | 5 |
EXCERPT FROM A SPEECH | 22 |
SECOND SPEECH | 122 |
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Act of Navigation Act of Parliament affairs America American Revolution ancient army assemblies authority Britain British Burke Burke's cause civil colonies colonists commercial concession conduct consequence consider constitution court crown Declaratory Act declared dignity duties edited Edmund Burke effect empire England English F. M. CORNFORD favour force freedom friends gentlemen give governor grant honourable gentleman idea Illus J. H. HEXTER JACQUES BARZUN king king's kingdom laws legislative letter liberty Lord Hillsborough Lord North Majesty Majesty's means measure ment minds ministers Ministry mischief misprisions of treason mode nation nature never noble lord obedience object opinion Parlia parliamentary peace political preamble present principles privileges proposed provinces quarrel reason rebellion reconcile regard repeal resolution revenue Rockingham scheme speech spirit Stamp Act taxation taxes things thought tion trade treaty true trust whilst whole William Dowdeswell