On the American Revolution: Selected Speeches and LettersHarper & Row, 1966 - 220 Seiten |
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... principles . The people of America were not such fools as you took them to be . They laughed at this most miserable of all pretences . Is the folly of laying duties on your own manufactures a new discovery ? Was it not known before the ...
... principles . The people of America were not such fools as you took them to be . They laughed at this most miserable of all pretences . Is the folly of laying duties on your own manufactures a new discovery ? Was it not known before the ...
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... principles if you please . These principles will serve as well now as they did formerly . But you know that , either your objection to a repeal from these supposed consequences has no validity , or that this pretence never could remove ...
... principles if you please . These principles will serve as well now as they did formerly . But you know that , either your objection to a repeal from these supposed consequences has no validity , or that this pretence never could remove ...
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... principle the Act should be repealed ? On this head also two principles were stated . One that the legislative rights of this country , with regard to America , were not entire , but had certain restrictions and limitations . The other ...
... principle the Act should be repealed ? On this head also two principles were stated . One that the legislative rights of this country , with regard to America , were not entire , but had certain restrictions and limitations . The other ...
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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