On the American Revolution: Selected Speeches and LettersHarper & Row, 1966 - 220 Seiten |
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... body of men have a right to make what laws they please , or [ to legislate upon the presumption ] that laws derive any authority from their institution merely and independently of the quality of the subject matter . " 13 He concluded ...
... body of men have a right to make what laws they please , or [ to legislate upon the presumption ] that laws derive any authority from their institution merely and independently of the quality of the subject matter . " 13 He concluded ...
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... body , to be taxed without their own voice in the grant . Now if the doctrines of policy contained in these preambles , and the force of these examples in the Acts of Parliament , avail anything , what can be said against applying them ...
... body , to be taxed without their own voice in the grant . Now if the doctrines of policy contained in these preambles , and the force of these examples in the Acts of Parliament , avail anything , what can be said against applying them ...
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... body in favour of whose boundless pretensions such a scheme is adopted . We know and feel that arbitrary power over ... bodies of armed men , trained to a contempt of popular assemblies representative of an English people ; kept up for ...
... body in favour of whose boundless pretensions such a scheme is adopted . We know and feel that arbitrary power over ... bodies of armed men , trained to a contempt of popular assemblies representative of an English people ; kept up for ...
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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