The works of ... Edmund Burke, Zväzok 71870 |
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Strana 4
... crimes which had been perpetrated , he had not only discharged a sacred and imperative duty , but at the same time had interposed a pow- erful check to the commission in future of such enormities . It was from this view of the subject ...
... crimes which had been perpetrated , he had not only discharged a sacred and imperative duty , but at the same time had interposed a pow- erful check to the commission in future of such enormities . It was from this view of the subject ...
Strana 8
... crimes which they allege to have been by him committed . They have also di- rected me to give an explanation ( with their aid I may be enabled to give it ) of such circumstances preceding the crimes charged on Mr. Hastings , or ...
... crimes which they allege to have been by him committed . They have also di- rected me to give an explanation ( with their aid I may be enabled to give it ) of such circumstances preceding the crimes charged on Mr. Hastings , or ...
Strana 10
... crimes of individuals are to be turned into pub- lic guilt and national ignominy ; or whether this nation will convert the very offences which have thrown a transient shade upon its government , into something that will reflect a ...
... crimes of individuals are to be turned into pub- lic guilt and national ignominy ; or whether this nation will convert the very offences which have thrown a transient shade upon its government , into something that will reflect a ...
Strana 12
... a manner worthy of our long deli- beration . In all points we proceeded with selection . have chosen ( we trust it will so appear to your lordships ) We such a crime , and such a criminal , and 12 SPEECH IN THE IMPEACHMENT OF.
... a manner worthy of our long deli- beration . In all points we proceeded with selection . have chosen ( we trust it will so appear to your lordships ) We such a crime , and such a criminal , and 12 SPEECH IN THE IMPEACHMENT OF.
Strana 13
... crime which we chose , we first considered well what it was in its nature , under all the circumstances which attended ... crimes ; that they are no errors or mistakes , such as wise and good men might possibly fall into ; which may even ...
... crime which we chose , we first considered well what it was in its nature , under all the circumstances which attended ... crimes ; that they are no errors or mistakes , such as wise and good men might possibly fall into ; which may even ...
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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...