The works of ... Edmund Burke, Zväzok 71870 |
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Strana 9
... lordships ' justice . For we are men , my lords ; and men are so made , that it is not only the greatness of danger , but the value of the adventure , which measures the degree of our concern in every under- taking . I solemnly assure ...
... lordships ' justice . For we are men , my lords ; and men are so made , that it is not only the greatness of danger , but the value of the adventure , which measures the degree of our concern in every under- taking . I solemnly assure ...
Strana 16
... lordships , and I believe the world , will be astonished that so much , so clear , so solid , and so conclusive evidence of all kinds has been obtained against him . I have no doubt that in nine instances in ten the evidence is such as ...
... lordships , and I believe the world , will be astonished that so much , so clear , so solid , and so conclusive evidence of all kinds has been obtained against him . I have no doubt that in nine instances in ten the evidence is such as ...
Strana 19
... lordships will exercise the great plenary powers with which you are invested in a manner that will do honour to the protecting justice of this kingdom , that will completely avenge the great people who are subjected to it . You will not ...
... lordships will exercise the great plenary powers with which you are invested in a manner that will do honour to the protecting justice of this kingdom , that will completely avenge the great people who are subjected to it . You will not ...
Strana 35
... lordships must distinguish the banyans of the British servants in subordinate situations , and the banyans who are such to persons in higher authority . In the latter case the banyan is in strict subordination , because he may always be ...
... lordships must distinguish the banyans of the British servants in subordinate situations , and the banyans who are such to persons in higher authority . In the latter case the banyan is in strict subordination , because he may always be ...
Strana 41
... lordships will show the destroyers of that wise constitution , and the destroyers of those records , which are to be the securities against malversa- tion in office , the discoverers and avengers of it , that whoever destroys the ...
... lordships will show the destroyers of that wise constitution , and the destroyers of those records , which are to be the securities against malversa- tion in office , the discoverers and avengers of it , that whoever destroys the ...
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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...