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... in 1780 to reform the abuses of royal patronage was defeated , although a modified and largely ineffectual measure was passed in 1782. After Rockingham's death in that year , Burke's once eminent position in. Introduction 21.
... in 1780 to reform the abuses of royal patronage was defeated , although a modified and largely ineffectual measure was passed in 1782. After Rockingham's death in that year , Burke's once eminent position in. Introduction 21.
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... abuse in government than usurpation , he believed , because even under legitimate legislatures , " if rules of benignity and prudence are not observed " oppressive actions may result . Prudence , or a strict regard for circumstances ...
... abuse in government than usurpation , he believed , because even under legitimate legislatures , " if rules of benignity and prudence are not observed " oppressive actions may result . Prudence , or a strict regard for circumstances ...
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... abuses in society , according to the legal norms of the constitution and the moral principles of Natural Law . As such , prudence is the cardinal political virtue because it supplies the prac- tical means by which Natural Law principles ...
... abuses in society , according to the legal norms of the constitution and the moral principles of Natural Law . As such , prudence is the cardinal political virtue because it supplies the prac- tical means by which Natural Law principles ...
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... abuse of reason ; nor would such an abuse have been tol- erable , even for a few pages , if some under - plot , of more conse- quence than the apparent design , had not been carried on . Some persons have thought that the advantages of ...
... abuse of reason ; nor would such an abuse have been tol- erable , even for a few pages , if some under - plot , of more conse- quence than the apparent design , had not been carried on . Some persons have thought that the advantages of ...
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Contents
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An Abridgment of English History 1757 | 76 |
Selections from Book Reviews in the Annual Register | 104 |
A Short Account of a Late Short Administration 1766 | 117 |
Speech on Conciliation 1775 | 176 |
Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol 1777 | 223 |
IRELAND AND CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION | 251 |
A Letter to a Peer of Ireland 1782 | 274 |
A Letter to Sir Hercules Langrishe 1792 | 288 |
A Letter to Richard Burke 1793 | 320 |
A Letter to William Smith 1795 | 330 |
Speech on Economical Reform 1780 | 341 |
Speech on the Middlesex Election 1771 | 363 |
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