The works of ... Edmund Burke, Zväzok 71870 |
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Strana 5
... called the New Whigs : it was for the purpose of preventing , by strengthening the legitimate opera- tions of government , those inroads upon the constitution , to The coalition with Lord North , in 1783 . The coalition with Mr. Pitt ...
... called the New Whigs : it was for the purpose of preventing , by strengthening the legitimate opera- tions of government , those inroads upon the constitution , to The coalition with Lord North , in 1783 . The coalition with Mr. Pitt ...
Strana 11
... called upon to determine ; but , whatever may be the cause , it is now sixty- three years since any impeachment , grounded upon abuse of authority and misdemeanour in office , has come before this tribunal . The last is that of Lord ...
... called upon to determine ; but , whatever may be the cause , it is now sixty- three years since any impeachment , grounded upon abuse of authority and misdemeanour in office , has come before this tribunal . The last is that of Lord ...
Strana 24
... called by a name to correspond to it , writers . that condition they are obliged to serve five years . second step is that of a factor , in which they are obliged to serve three years . The third step they take is that of a junior ...
... called by a name to correspond to it , writers . that condition they are obliged to serve five years . second step is that of a factor , in which they are obliged to serve three years . The third step they take is that of a junior ...
Strana 26
... called people , to watch , to inspect , to balance against the power of office . The power of office , so far as the English nation is concerned , is the sole power in the country . The consequence of which is , that being a kingdom of ...
... called people , to watch , to inspect , to balance against the power of office . The power of office , so far as the English nation is concerned , is the sole power in the country . The consequence of which is , that being a kingdom of ...
Strana 32
... called banyans ; we called them so because they were of the tribe or caste of the banyans or merchants , the Indians being gen- erally distributed into trades according to their tribes . The 32 SPEECH IN THE IMPEACHMENT OF.
... called banyans ; we called them so because they were of the tribe or caste of the banyans or merchants , the Indians being gen- erally distributed into trades according to their tribes . The 32 SPEECH IN THE IMPEACHMENT OF.
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abuse accusation act of parliament affairs appear appointed arbitrary power authority banyan believe Bengal bonds bribery bribes Calcutta called character charge circumstances committee Company Company's concealment conduct consequence consider corruption Cossim Ally council court of directors covenants crimes criminal Debi Sing declared defence Dinagepore duty endeavoured English evidence extortion favour fraud Gentoo give given governor Governor-General guilt Gunga Govin Sing hands Hastings's Holwell honour House of Commons India inquiry judge justice lacks Larkins letter Lord Clive lords lordships Mahomed Reza Khân Mahomedan manner means ment Mogul Mogul empire Munny Begum Nabob native nature never Nundcomar occasion opinion oppression paid peculation person pretended prince principles prisoner proceeding proof prosecution prove provinces punishment Rajah received regard revenue rupees servants Sir John Clavering situation suffer taken Tamerlane thing tion transaction Translated trust vols Warren Hastings whole zemindars
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Strana 229 - My Lords, what is it that we want here to a great act of national justice ? Do we want a cause, my Lords ? You have the cause of oppressed princes, of undone women of the first rank, of desolated provinces, and of wasted kingdoms. Do you want a criminal, my Lords ? When was there so much iniquity ever laid to the charge of any one ? No, my Lords, you must not look to punish any other such delinquent from India.
Strana 101 - Law and arbitrary power are in eternal enmity. Name me a magistrate, and I will name property ; name me power, and I will name protection. It is a contradiction in terms, it is blasphemy in religion, it is wickedness in politics, to...
Strana 229 - Warren Hastings has not left substance enough in India to nourish such another delinquent. My lords, is it a prosecutor you want? You have before you the Commons of Great Britain as prosecutors, and I believe, my lords, that the sun in his beneficent progress round the world does not behold a more glorious sight than that of men, separated from a remote people by the material...
Strana 230 - We have here all the branches of the royal family in a situation between majesty and subjection, between the sovereign and the subject, offering a pledge in that situation for the support of the rights of the crown and the liberties of the people, both which extremities they touch. My lords, we have a great hereditary peerage here — those who have their own honour, the honour of their ancestors and of their posterity, to guard...