On the American Revolution: Selected Speeches and LettersHarper & Row, 1966 - 220 Seiten |
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... Common Law , and the classical tradition , particularly Cicero and Aquinas , led him to conclude that God had also established a universal natural law that bound all men and represented reason , justice , equity , and the ethical ...
... Common Law , and the classical tradition , particularly Cicero and Aquinas , led him to conclude that God had also established a universal natural law that bound all men and represented reason , justice , equity , and the ethical ...
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... common ends of their institution . But in order to enable Parliament to answer all these ends of provident and beneficent superintendence , her powers must be boundless . The gentlemen who think the powers of Parliament limited , may ...
... common ends of their institution . But in order to enable Parliament to answer all these ends of provident and beneficent superintendence , her powers must be boundless . The gentlemen who think the powers of Parliament limited , may ...
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... common cause with the suf- ferers ; and proceeded , on their part , to acts of resistance . In that alarming situation , we besought your Majesty's ministers to en- tertain some distrust of the operation of coercive measures , and to ...
... common cause with the suf- ferers ; and proceeded , on their part , to acts of resistance . In that alarming situation , we besought your Majesty's ministers to en- tertain some distrust of the operation of coercive measures , and to ...
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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