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... stand too near to our own times to permit of our regarding him fairly and compre- hensively . Why this should be so , in a case separated by a whole century from the present generation , it is difficult to see ; but sufficient evidence ...
... stand too near to our own times to permit of our regarding him fairly and compre- hensively . Why this should be so , in a case separated by a whole century from the present generation , it is difficult to see ; but sufficient evidence ...
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... standing army to be the bulwark of liberty , septennial parliaments a protection against corruption , the electoral do- minions an important accession to the wealth and strength of the country , and the public debt a blessing to the ...
... standing army to be the bulwark of liberty , septennial parliaments a protection against corruption , the electoral do- minions an important accession to the wealth and strength of the country , and the public debt a blessing to the ...
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... standing by itself , was the weakest , was composed of the followers of the popular war minister , Lord Chatham . Such divisions were naturally the one thing needful to give effect to a policy of aggression on the part of the court . It ...
... standing by itself , was the weakest , was composed of the followers of the popular war minister , Lord Chatham . Such divisions were naturally the one thing needful to give effect to a policy of aggression on the part of the court . It ...
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... stands well enough , though part Gothic , part Grecian , and part Chinese , until an attempt is made to square it into uniformity . Then indeed it may come down upon our heads , all together , in much uniformity of ruin ; and great will ...
... stands well enough , though part Gothic , part Grecian , and part Chinese , until an attempt is made to square it into uniformity . Then indeed it may come down upon our heads , all together , in much uniformity of ruin ; and great will ...
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... stand . Thus he contended that the prejudice in favour of nobility was natural and proper , and fit to be encouraged by the positive institutions of society , not on account of the real or personal merit of the individual , but because ...
... stand . Thus he contended that the prejudice in favour of nobility was natural and proper , and fit to be encouraged by the positive institutions of society , not on account of the real or personal merit of the individual , but because ...
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Act of Navigation Administration America arguments assemblies authority Bill Bolingbroke British Burke Burke's Bute Cabal cause character Charles Townshend Chatham Ministry Civil List Colonies commerce connexion considered constitution controul Court Crown debt dignity duty East India Bill effect election Empire England English faction favour favourite freedom friends gentlemen give Government grant Grenville History Honourable Gentleman House of Commons idea influence infra interest King King's Letter liberty Lord Bute Lord Chatham Lord North Lord Rockingham Lord Shelburne maxim means measures ment mind Ministers Ministry Montesquieu nation nature never Noble Lord object opinion pamphlet Parliament Parliamentary party passage persons political popular preamble Present Discontents principle reason Reform Regicide reign repeal resolution revenue Rockingham scheme seems sort Speech spirit Stamp Act sure taxation taxes things thought tion trade true virtue Whig Whiggism whilst whole