The Speeches of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke: In the House of Commons, and in Westminster-Hall, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1816 |
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... plan shews , that he wished the whole list to be easily ac cessible ; and he knows that the public eye is of itself a great guard against abuse . slow but smooth and even course of nature . There 7 . [ Feb. 11 . 1. 33'S PLAN.
... plan shews , that he wished the whole list to be easily ac cessible ; and he knows that the public eye is of itself a great guard against abuse . slow but smooth and even course of nature . There 7 . [ Feb. 11 . 1. 33'S PLAN.
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... wished them to be post- poned till the king's consent could be obtained . This distinc- tion was strongly controverted ; but when it was insisted on as a point of decorum only , it was agreed to postpone them to an- other day ...
... wished them to be post- poned till the king's consent could be obtained . This distinc- tion was strongly controverted ; but when it was insisted on as a point of decorum only , it was agreed to postpone them to an- other day ...
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... wished that it should be adjourned over the next week . Mr. Fox said , he could not conceive why the noble lord should wish to have so much time . The temper of the people was not such as would admit of subterfuge . There was something ...
... wished that it should be adjourned over the next week . Mr. Fox said , he could not conceive why the noble lord should wish to have so much time . The temper of the people was not such as would admit of subterfuge . There was something ...
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... wished to take the sense of the House . Mr. BURKE begged that the question might be deter- mined upon , before the House went into a committee upon the bill . The present doctrine , should it be adopted , went equally to the defeating ...
... wished to take the sense of the House . Mr. BURKE begged that the question might be deter- mined upon , before the House went into a committee upon the bill . The present doctrine , should it be adopted , went equally to the defeating ...
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... wished most sincerely , if the committee should determine to abolish any one of the three offices , that it might be the one he had the honour to fill . The clause being amended agreeably to this idea , a warm debate ensued . The clause ...
... wished most sincerely , if the committee should determine to abolish any one of the three offices , that it might be the one he had the honour to fill . The clause being amended agreeably to this idea , a warm debate ensued . The clause ...
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Page 247 - That an humble address be presented to his Majesty, that he will be graciously pleased to give directions that there be laid before this house...
Page 63 - ... look upon all their subjects as on a level : they are rather apt to hate than to love their nobility on account of the occasional resistance to their will, which will be made by their virtue, their petulance, or their pride. It must indeed be admitted, that many of the nobility are as perfectly willing to act the part of flatterers, tale-bearers, parasites, pimps, and buffoons, as any of the lowest and vilest of mankind can possibly be.
Page 450 - He will remember that obloquy is a necessary ingredient in the composition of all true glory: he will remember that it was not only in the Roman customs, but it is in the nature and constitution of things, that calumny and abuse are essential parts of triumph.
Page 37 - This is superstitiously to embalm a carcass not worth an ounce of the gums that are used to preserve it. It is to burn precious oils in the tomb ; it is to offer meat and drink to the dead, — not so much an honour to the deceased, as a disgrace to the survivors.
Page 376 - These charters have made the very name of a charter dear to the heart of every Englishman. — But, Sir, there may be, and there are charters, not only different in nature, but formed on principles the very reverse of those of the great charter.
Page 39 - On that rock his whole adventure split — His whole scheme of economy was dashed to pieces ; his department became more expensive than ever ; — the civil list debt accumulated...
Page 332 - I lost no time in giving the necessary orders to prohibit the further prosecution of offensive war upon the continent of North America, adopting, as my inclination will always lead me to do with decision and effect, whatever I collect to be the sense of my Parliament and my people. I have pointed all my views and measures as well in Europe as in North America to an entire and cordial reconciliation with those colonies.
Page 11 - ... if there is any one eminent criterion, which, above all the rest, distinguishes a wise government from an administration weak and improvident, it is this : — " well to know the best time and manner of' yielding, what it is impossible to keep.
Page 397 - But there we are ; there we are placed by the Sovereign Disposer ; and we must do the best we can in our situation. The situation of man is the preceptor of his duty.
Page 453 - that they should deliver up the seals of their offices, and send them by the under Secretaries, Mr. Frazer and Mr. Nepean, as a personal interview on the...