The Works of Edmund Burke1839 |
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... thought ought not to pass unnoticed . He considered the villifying and misrepresenting the conduct of judges and magistrates , entrusted with the administration of justice and the laws of the country , to be a crime of a very heinous ...
... thought ought not to pass unnoticed . He considered the villifying and misrepresenting the conduct of judges and magistrates , entrusted with the administration of justice and the laws of the country , to be a crime of a very heinous ...
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... due to the House of Com- mons ; upon which ( whatever may be thought of us by some persons ) the weight and force of all other authorities within this kingdom essentially depend . If the power of 1 * ADVERTISEMENT . 3.
... due to the House of Com- mons ; upon which ( whatever may be thought of us by some persons ) the weight and force of all other authorities within this kingdom essentially depend . If the power of 1 * ADVERTISEMENT . 3.
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... thought fit to regulate its progress ) await your final de- termination . Enough , however , of the matter is left to call for the most exemplary punishment , that any tribunal ever inflicted upon any criminal ; and yet , my lords , the ...
... thought fit to regulate its progress ) await your final de- termination . Enough , however , of the matter is left to call for the most exemplary punishment , that any tribunal ever inflicted upon any criminal ; and yet , my lords , the ...
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... thought it in a fit state to be digested into these charges , we referred the matter to another committee , and the result of that long examination and the labor of these committees is the impeachment now at your bar . If therefore we ...
... thought it in a fit state to be digested into these charges , we referred the matter to another committee , and the result of that long examination and the labor of these committees is the impeachment now at your bar . If therefore we ...
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... thought a selection should be made upon some juridical principle . With this impression on our minds , we reduced the whole cause to four great heads of guilt and criminality . Two of them , namely , Be- nares and the Begums , show the ...
... thought a selection should be made upon some juridical principle . With this impression on our minds , we reduced the whole cause to four great heads of guilt and criminality . Two of them , namely , Be- nares and the Begums , show the ...
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