The works of ... Edmund Burke, Zväzok 71870 |
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... consequence of divisions within itself , and the apathy of the people from without . In the mind of Mr. Burke , political principles were not objects of barren speculation . Wisdom in him was always practical . Whatever his ...
... consequence of divisions within itself , and the apathy of the people from without . In the mind of Mr. Burke , political principles were not objects of barren speculation . Wisdom in him was always practical . Whatever his ...
Strana 6
... consequences with that dignity which naturally belongs to conscious merit , when deprived of any means of being useful . Whilst I appeal with confidence to the people for their judgment upon his public conduct , to those who are most ...
... consequences with that dignity which naturally belongs to conscious merit , when deprived of any means of being useful . Whilst I appeal with confidence to the people for their judgment upon his public conduct , to those who are most ...
Strana 19
... consequences of arbitrary power . The conduct and event of this cause will put an end to such doubts , wherever they may be entertained . Your lordships will exercise the great plenary powers with which you are invested in a manner that ...
... consequences of arbitrary power . The conduct and event of this cause will put an end to such doubts , wherever they may be entertained . Your lordships will exercise the great plenary powers with which you are invested in a manner that ...
Strana 23
... consequence of the protection obtained by political power ; but here the course of affairs was reversed . The constitution of the Company began in commerce , and ended in empire . Indeed , wherever the sovereign powers of peace and war ...
... consequence of the protection obtained by political power ; but here the course of affairs was reversed . The constitution of the Company began in commerce , and ended in empire . Indeed , wherever the sovereign powers of peace and war ...
Strana 25
... consequence has been , that persons in the most immature stages of life have been appointed to conduct affairs which required the greatest maturity of judgment , the greatest possible temper and moderation . Effects natur- ally ...
... consequence has been , that persons in the most immature stages of life have been appointed to conduct affairs which required the greatest maturity of judgment , the greatest possible temper and moderation . Effects natur- ally ...
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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...