On the American Revolution: Selected Speeches and LettersHarper & Row, 1966 - 220 Seiten |
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... Assemblies , and tended to excite Discontents and to pro- duce unjustifiable Combinations . 4. " That the Assemblies of North America having been dis- solved for not disavowing or discountenancing certain Combina- tions , and the ...
... Assemblies , and tended to excite Discontents and to pro- duce unjustifiable Combinations . 4. " That the Assemblies of North America having been dis- solved for not disavowing or discountenancing certain Combina- tions , and the ...
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... assemblies . If the former , we know they have already rejected that propo- sition and never can submit to it without abandoning that point for the maintenance of which they have risked their all . If it only requires that they should ...
... assemblies . If the former , we know they have already rejected that propo- sition and never can submit to it without abandoning that point for the maintenance of which they have risked their all . If it only requires that they should ...
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... assemblies . If such assemblies are called to a nominal share in the exercise of such power , in order to screen , under general participation , the guilt of desperate measures , it tends only the more deeply to corrupt the deliberative ...
... assemblies . If such assemblies are called to a nominal share in the exercise of such power , in order to screen , under general participation , the guilt of desperate measures , it tends only the more deeply to corrupt the deliberative ...
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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