The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke ...: Miscellaneous speeches, letters, and fragments. Abridgment of English history, etc. With a general indexG. Bell & sons, 1890 - Political science |
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... chief sufferers by it ; because it would be made against the principle of a superior law , which it is not in the power of any community , or of the whole race of man , to alter . — I mean the will of Him who gave us our nature , and in ...
... chief sufferers by it ; because it would be made against the principle of a superior law , which it is not in the power of any community , or of the whole race of man , to alter . — I mean the will of Him who gave us our nature , and in ...
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... chiefs to Richard II . mentioned by Sir John Davis . In this pact they bind themselves for the future to pre- serve peace and allegiance to the kings of England , under certain pecuniary penalties . But what is remarkable , these fines ...
... chiefs to Richard II . mentioned by Sir John Davis . In this pact they bind themselves for the future to pre- serve peace and allegiance to the kings of England , under certain pecuniary penalties . But what is remarkable , these fines ...
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... chief of the king's forces , signed a capitulation with the Irish , which was afterwards ratified by the king himself , by inspeximus under the great seal of England . It contains some public articles relative to the whole body of the ...
... chief of the king's forces , signed a capitulation with the Irish , which was afterwards ratified by the king himself , by inspeximus under the great seal of England . It contains some public articles relative to the whole body of the ...
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... chief , their most extensive , and most certain operation is upon property . Those civil constitutions which promote industry are such as facilitate the acquisition , secure the holding , enable the fix- ing , and suffer the alienation ...
... chief , their most extensive , and most certain operation is upon property . Those civil constitutions which promote industry are such as facilitate the acquisition , secure the holding , enable the fix- ing , and suffer the alienation ...
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... chief of their religion cannot be more formidable to us than to other Protestant countries . To conquer that country for himself , is a wild chimera ; to encourage revolt in favour of foreign princes , is an exploded idea in the ...
... chief of their religion cannot be more formidable to us than to other Protestant countries . To conquer that country for himself , is a wild chimera ; to encourage revolt in favour of foreign princes , is an exploded idea in the ...
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Page 107 - And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.