Charles James FoxGrolier Society, 1988 - 347 pages |
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Page 149
... constitution of France . would degenerate into tyranny of any description whatever . After this discussion between Fox and Burke , in the session of 1790 , the latter adhered uniformly to the sentiments he had avowed . He opposed the ...
... constitution of France . would degenerate into tyranny of any description whatever . After this discussion between Fox and Burke , in the session of 1790 , the latter adhered uniformly to the sentiments he had avowed . He opposed the ...
Page 150
... constitution , though defective in theory , was , in practice , admirably adapted to this coun- try . He , however , repeated his praises of the French Revolution ; he thought it , on the whole , one of the most glorious events in the ...
... constitution , though defective in theory , was , in practice , admirably adapted to this coun- try . He , however , repeated his praises of the French Revolution ; he thought it , on the whole , one of the most glorious events in the ...
Page 268
... constitution . Tell me how long you think I may live ; I do not ask you if my recovery is even possible . " He was told that some instances had occurred . " Never , " replied Mr. Fox , " at my period of life and with my constitution . I ...
... constitution . Tell me how long you think I may live ; I do not ask you if my recovery is even possible . " He was told that some instances had occurred . " Never , " replied Mr. Fox , " at my period of life and with my constitution . I ...
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