On the American Revolution: Selected Speeches and LettersHarper & Row, 1966 - 220 Seiten |
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... Freedom is to them not only an enjoyment , but a kind of rank and privilege . Not seeing there that freedom , as in countries where it is a common blessing and as broad and general as the air , may be united with much abject toil , with ...
... Freedom is to them not only an enjoyment , but a kind of rank and privilege . Not seeing there that freedom , as in countries where it is a common blessing and as broad and general as the air , may be united with much abject toil , with ...
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... freedom of that very body in favour of whose boundless pretensions such a scheme is adopted . We know and feel that ... freedom to parliament , freedom must be left to the colonies . A military government is the only substitute for civil ...
... freedom of that very body in favour of whose boundless pretensions such a scheme is adopted . We know and feel that ... freedom to parliament , freedom must be left to the colonies . A military government is the only substitute for civil ...
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... freedom . We earnestly wish you not to furnish your enemies , here or elsewhere , with any sort of pretexts for reviving quarrels by too reserved and severe or penurious an exer- cise of those sacred rights , which no pretended abuse in ...
... freedom . We earnestly wish you not to furnish your enemies , here or elsewhere , with any sort of pretexts for reviving quarrels by too reserved and severe or penurious an exer- cise of those sacred rights , which no pretended abuse in ...
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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