On the American Revolution: Selected Speeches and LettersHarper & Row, 1966 - 220 Seiten |
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... course , by attempting to take , instead of being satisfied to receive ? Sir William Temple says that Holland has loaded itself with ten times the impositions which it revolted from Spain rather than submit to . He says true . Tyranny ...
... course , by attempting to take , instead of being satisfied to receive ? Sir William Temple says that Holland has loaded itself with ten times the impositions which it revolted from Spain rather than submit to . He says true . Tyranny ...
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... course of their marine enterprises , would be a more easy task . I freely confess it . We have shown a disposition to a system of this kind — a disposition even to continue the re- straint after the offence ; looking on ourselves as ...
... course of their marine enterprises , would be a more easy task . I freely confess it . We have shown a disposition to a system of this kind — a disposition even to continue the re- straint after the offence ; looking on ourselves as ...
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... course . Opposuit natura -I cannot remove the eternal barriers of the creation . The thing , in that mode , I do not know to be possible . ... Fortunately I am not obliged for the ways and means of [ a ] substitute to tax my own ...
... course . Opposuit natura -I cannot remove the eternal barriers of the creation . The thing , in that mode , I do not know to be possible . ... Fortunately I am not obliged for the ways and means of [ a ] substitute to tax my own ...
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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