The works of ... Edmund Burke, Zväzok 71870 |
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Strana 6
... opinion of its policy at its commencement , he then conceived to be a mea- sure of unavoidable necessity . Lastly , when in the discharge of these duties to his country he was exposed to the effects of political intrigues , he bore the ...
... opinion of its policy at its commencement , he then conceived to be a mea- sure of unavoidable necessity . Lastly , when in the discharge of these duties to his country he was exposed to the effects of political intrigues , he bore the ...
Strana 8
... the first commencement of our parliamentary process to this the hour of solemn trial , not the smallest difference of opinion has arisen between the two Houses . My lords , there are persons who , looking rather , Third.
... the first commencement of our parliamentary process to this the hour of solemn trial , not the smallest difference of opinion has arisen between the two Houses . My lords , there are persons who , looking rather , Third.
Strana 17
... opinion , but by guiding our actions in such a manner as that public opinion may in the end be securely defied by having been previously re- spected and dreaded . No direct false judgment is appre- hended from the tribunals of this ...
... opinion , but by guiding our actions in such a manner as that public opinion may in the end be securely defied by having been previously re- spected and dreaded . No direct false judgment is appre- hended from the tribunals of this ...
Strana 18
... opinion has been insidiously circulated through this kingdom , and through foreign nations too , that in order to cover our participation in guilt , and our common interest in the plunder of the East , we have invented a set of scho ...
... opinion has been insidiously circulated through this kingdom , and through foreign nations too , that in order to cover our participation in guilt , and our common interest in the plunder of the East , we have invented a set of scho ...
Strana 38
... opinion , and strongly expressed his sentiments . Writing to the court of directors , he says , " It ought to be remembered that the basis upon which you rose to power , and have been able to stand the shock of repeated convulsions ...
... opinion , and strongly expressed his sentiments . Writing to the court of directors , he says , " It ought to be remembered that the basis upon which you rose to power , and have been able to stand the shock of repeated convulsions ...
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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...