On the American Revolution: Selected Speeches and LettersHarper & Row, 1966 - 220 Seiten |
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... spirit without terror . The matter of triumph , on our part , is no more than this— that some of the provinces have ... spirit you have there roused is not a useful spirit at a time of war . Do you remember the ships ? do you remember ...
... spirit without terror . The matter of triumph , on our part , is no more than this— that some of the provinces have ... spirit you have there roused is not a useful spirit at a time of war . Do you remember the ships ? do you remember ...
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... spirit , because it is the spirit that has made the country . Lastly , we have no sort of experience in favour of force as an instrument in the rule of our colonies . Their growth and their utility has been owing to methods altogether ...
... spirit , because it is the spirit that has made the country . Lastly , we have no sort of experience in favour of force as an instrument in the rule of our colonies . Their growth and their utility has been owing to methods altogether ...
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... spirit of liberty still more high and haughty than in those to the northward . It is , that in Virginia and the Carolinas they have a vast multitude of slaves . Where this is the case in any part of the world , those who are free are by ...
... spirit of liberty still more high and haughty than in those to the northward . It is , that in Virginia and the Carolinas they have a vast multitude of slaves . Where this is the case in any part of the world , those who are free are by ...
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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