Burke's Speech on American TaxationGinn, 1905 - 88 sider |
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Side xii
... ministry . Burke became Rockingham's private secretary through the influence of his cousin , William Burke , despite the protests of certain politicians who declared that he was merely an Irish adventurer and an agent of the pope ...
... ministry . Burke became Rockingham's private secretary through the influence of his cousin , William Burke , despite the protests of certain politicians who declared that he was merely an Irish adventurer and an agent of the pope ...
Side xviii
... ministry was to repeal the Stamp Act , but unfortunately they also passed the Declaratory Act , which asserted that , although in certain cases , such as this , 1 Edmund Burke on Irish Affairs , edited by Matthew Arnold , Lon- don ...
... ministry was to repeal the Stamp Act , but unfortunately they also passed the Declaratory Act , which asserted that , although in certain cases , such as this , 1 Edmund Burke on Irish Affairs , edited by Matthew Arnold , Lon- don ...
Side xix
... ministry was not popular , and the succeeding ministry in 1767 passed the Townshend Acts , which imposed a duty on all glass , paper , painters ' colors , red lead , white lead , and tea imported into America . The cost of enforcing ...
... ministry was not popular , and the succeeding ministry in 1767 passed the Townshend Acts , which imposed a duty on all glass , paper , painters ' colors , red lead , white lead , and tea imported into America . The cost of enforcing ...
Side xxi
... ministry for advising General Burgoyne to employ Indians as allies . This ended Burke's efforts to influence American affairs , although he continued to take an active part in opposition to the ministry . Of the speeches on American ...
... ministry for advising General Burgoyne to employ Indians as allies . This ended Burke's efforts to influence American affairs , although he continued to take an active part in opposition to the ministry . Of the speeches on American ...
Side xxii
... ministry . The second , like the plan it proposed , was conciliatory ; temperate and respectful toward Lord North ; designed to inform those who were ignorant of the real strength and feelings of America ; instinct with the finest ...
... ministry . The second , like the plan it proposed , was conciliatory ; temperate and respectful toward Lord North ; designed to inform those who were ignorant of the real strength and feelings of America ; instinct with the finest ...
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Side 53 - He made an administration, so checkered and speckled ; he put together a piece of joinery, so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white ; patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans ; whigs and tories ; treacherous friends and open enemies : that it was indeed a very curious show ; but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure...
Side 14 - The feelings of the colonies were formerly the feelings of Great Britain. Theirs were formerly the feelings of Mr. Hampden when called upon for the payment of twenty shillings. Would twenty shillings have ruined Mr. Hampden's fortune? No! but the payment of half twenty shillings, on the principle it was demanded, would have made him a slave.
Side 31 - He was bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the first and noblest of human sciences, — a science which does more to quicken and invigorate the understanding than all tho other kinds of learning put together ; but it is not apt, except in persons very happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exactly in the same proportion.
Side 55 - For even then, Sir, even before this splendid orb was entirely set, and while the western horizon was in a blaze with his descending glory, on the opposite quarter of the heavens arose another luminary, and for his hour became lord of the ascendant.
Side 54 - ... treacherous friends and open enemies : that it was indeed a very curious show ; but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to stand on. The colleagues whom he had assorted at the same boards, stared at each other, and were obliged to ask, ' Sir, your name ? Sir, you have the advantage of me — Mr. Such-a-one — I beg a thousand pardons.
Side 64 - When this child of ours wishes to assimilate to its parent, and to reflect with a true filial resemblance the beauteous countenance of British liberty ; are we to turn to them the shameful parts of our constitution ? are we to give them our weakness for their strength ? our opprobrium for their glory ; and the slough of slavery, which we are not able to work off, to serve them for their freedom ? If this be the case, ask yourselves this question, Will they be content in such a state of slavery?
Side 65 - The parliament of Great Britain sits at the head of her extensive empire in two capacities : one as the local legislature of this island, providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other instrument than the executive power. — The other, and I think her nobler capacity, is what I call her imperial character ; in which, as from the throne of heaven, she superintends all the several inferior legislatures, and guides and controls them all, without annihilating any.
Side 55 - If he had not so great a stock, as some have had who flourished formerly, of knowledge long treasured up, he knew better by far, than any man I ever was acquainted with, how to bring together, within a short time, all that was necessary to establish, to illustrate, and to decorate that side of the question he supported. He stated his matter skilfully and powerfully. He particularly excelled in a most luminous explanation and display of his subject.
Side 45 - Hope elevated and joy brightened his crest. I stood near him; and his face, to use the expression of the scripture of the first martyr, " his face was as if it had been the face of an angel.
Side 57 - The whole body of courtiers drove him onward. They always talked as if the king stood in a sort of humiliated state, until something of the kind should be done.