On the American Revolution: Selected Speeches and LettersHarper & Row, 1966 - 220 Seiten |
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... scheme of government new in many things seemed to have been adopted . I saw , or I thought I saw , several symptoms of a great change whilst I sat in your gallery , a good while before I had the honour of a seat in this House . At that ...
... scheme of government new in many things seemed to have been adopted . I saw , or I thought I saw , several symptoms of a great change whilst I sat in your gallery , a good while before I had the honour of a seat in this House . At that ...
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... scheme of administra- tion he was no longer a minister . When his face was hid but for a moment his whole system was on a wide sea , without chart or compass . The gentlemen , his par- ticular friends , who , with the names of various ...
... scheme of administra- tion he was no longer a minister . When his face was hid but for a moment his whole system was on a wide sea , without chart or compass . The gentlemen , his par- ticular friends , who , with the names of various ...
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... scheme is dissected , when experience and the na- ture of things are brought to prove , and do prove , the utter impos- sibility of obtaining an effective revenue from the colonies - when these things are pressed , or rather press ...
... scheme is dissected , when experience and the na- ture of things are brought to prove , and do prove , the utter impos- sibility of obtaining an effective revenue from the colonies - when these things are pressed , or rather press ...
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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