On the American Revolution: Selected Speeches and LettersHarper & Row, 1966 - 220 Seiten |
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... give them credit for all the success ; I will give them credit for all that has been right in their plans ; the rest I will leave to parliament . If you find the destruction that has come upon you is the effect of a blow from heaven ...
... give them credit for all the success ; I will give them credit for all that has been right in their plans ; the rest I will leave to parliament . If you find the destruction that has come upon you is the effect of a blow from heaven ...
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... give and take , we remit some rights that we may enjoy others , and we choose rather to be happy citizens than subtle disputants . As we must give away some natural liberty to enjoy civil advantages , so we must sacrifice some civil ...
... give and take , we remit some rights that we may enjoy others , and we choose rather to be happy citizens than subtle disputants . As we must give away some natural liberty to enjoy civil advantages , so we must sacrifice some civil ...
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... give infinite facility to reconciliation , yet we assure you , that we think , with such a security as we recommend , adopted from necessity , and not choice , even by the unhappy authors and instruments of the public misfortunes , that ...
... give infinite facility to reconciliation , yet we assure you , that we think , with such a security as we recommend , adopted from necessity , and not choice , even by the unhappy authors and instruments of the public misfortunes , that ...
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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