Memoirs of the Reign of George III to the Session of Parliament Ending A.D. 1793, Bind 4G.G. and J. Robinson, 1795 |
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Side 22
... his intemperate abuse , Mr. Hastings . In a word , Mr. Burke appeared in the view of the public at this period , as a man of talents indeed , but to- XXII . 1784 . tally destitute of judgment , and 22 HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN .
... his intemperate abuse , Mr. Hastings . In a word , Mr. Burke appeared in the view of the public at this period , as a man of talents indeed , but to- XXII . 1784 . tally destitute of judgment , and 22 HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN .
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... appeared in the resolution proposed by lord Mountmorres , and which received the sanction of both houses , " That , in the present state of the kingdom , it was expedient that there should be a session of pafliá- ment held every year ...
... appeared in the resolution proposed by lord Mountmorres , and which received the sanction of both houses , " That , in the present state of the kingdom , it was expedient that there should be a session of pafliá- ment held every year ...
Side 38
... appeared that the coalition ministers , as yet in the zenith of their power , had formed a fixed determination to op- pose to the utmost the encroachments of a dan gerous and armed democracy , unknown in their newly - assumed capacity ...
... appeared that the coalition ministers , as yet in the zenith of their power , had formed a fixed determination to op- pose to the utmost the encroachments of a dan gerous and armed democracy , unknown in their newly - assumed capacity ...
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... appeared to them the least of the two evils and rather than call in the aid of the great body of Catholics , without which their strength was unequal to the contest , they sub- mitted quietly and tamely to the chastisement of that ...
... appeared to them the least of the two evils and rather than call in the aid of the great body of Catholics , without which their strength was unequal to the contest , they sub- mitted quietly and tamely to the chastisement of that ...
Side 57
... appeared to the affrighted imagination and con- science of the house . These apprehensions had at length subsided ; a more favorable treatment might now therefore be reasonably expected . At 1 XXII . 1785 . parliament . BOOK least he ...
... appeared to the affrighted imagination and con- science of the house . These apprehensions had at length subsided ; a more favorable treatment might now therefore be reasonably expected . At 1 XXII . 1785 . parliament . BOOK least he ...
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Populære passager
Side 342 - ... there can be but one supreme power, which is the legislative, to which all the rest are and must be subordinate, yet the legislative being only a fiduciary power to act for certain ends, there remains still in the peoples supreme power to remove or alter the legislative when they find the legislative act contrary to the trust reposed in them...
Side 339 - is almost the only lawful king in the world, because the only one who owes his crown to the choice of his people.
Side 348 - When it shall be said in any country in the world, my poor are happy: neither ignorance nor distress is to be found among them; my jails are empty of prisoners, my streets of beggars; the aged are not in want, the taxes are not oppressive; the rational world is my friend, because I am the friend of its happiness: when these things can be said, then may that country boast of its constitution and its government.
Side 293 - I have lived to see the rights of men better understood than ever, and nations panting for liberty which seemed to have lost the idea of it. I have lived to see thirty millions of people indignant and resolute, spurning at slavery, and demanding liberty with an irresistible voice, their king led in triumph, and an arbitrary monarch surrendering himself to his subjects.
Side 217 - ... which seated the house of Brunswick on the throne of Great Britain, ever to assume or exercise any power, be his claim what it might, not derived from the will of the people, expressed by their representatives and their lordships in parliament assembled.
Side 290 - No man ought to be molested on account of his opinions, not even on account of his religious opinions, provided his avowal of them does not disturb the public order established by the law.
Side 290 - No man should be accused, arrested, or held in confinement, except in cases determined by the law, and according to the forms which it has prescribed.
Side 92 - He had made it an argument of posts ; and conducted his reasoning upon principles of trigonometry as well as logic. There were certain detached data, like advanced works, to keep the enemy at a distance from the main object in debate. Strong provisions covered the flanks of his assertions. His very queries were in casemates.
Side 293 - Be encouraged, all ye friends of freedom, and writers in its defence! The times are auspicious. Your labours have not been in vain. Behold kingdoms, admonished by you, starting from sleep, breaking their fetters, and claiming justice from their oppressors! Behold the light you have struck out, after setting America free, reflected in France, and there kindled into a blaze that lays despotism in ashes, and warms and illuminates Europe!
Side 490 - Surely every medicine is an innovation, and he that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils: for time is the greatest innovator...