Speeches of Lord Macaulay: Corrected by Himself, Issue 52 |
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... natural effects , those effects which it would produce on the Americans , or on any other people , that it blinds their judgment , that it in- flames their passions , that it makes them prone to be- lieve those who flatter them , and to ...
... natural effects , those effects which it would produce on the Americans , or on any other people , that it blinds their judgment , that it in- flames their passions , that it makes them prone to be- lieve those who flatter them , and to ...
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... natural allies ? My noble friend , the Paymaster of the Forces , happily described the effect which some parts of our representa- tive system would produce on the mind of a foreigner , who had heard much of our freedom and greatness ...
... natural allies ? My noble friend , the Paymaster of the Forces , happily described the effect which some parts of our representa- tive system would produce on the mind of a foreigner , who had heard much of our freedom and greatness ...
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... natural growth of society went on , the artificial polity continued unchanged . The ancient form of the representation remained ; and precisely because the form remained , the spirit departed . Then came that pressure almost to bursting ...
... natural growth of society went on , the artificial polity continued unchanged . The ancient form of the representation remained ; and precisely because the form remained , the spirit departed . Then came that pressure almost to bursting ...
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... natural that it should be so . House of Commons is , in the language of Mr. Burke , a check , not on the people , but for the people . While that check is efficient , there is no reason to fear that the King or the nobles will oppress ...
... natural that it should be so . House of Commons is , in the language of Mr. Burke , a check , not on the people , but for the people . While that check is efficient , there is no reason to fear that the King or the nobles will oppress ...
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... natural outlet , found a vent by forbidden passages ? Have they for- gotten how we were forced to indulge the Catholics in all the licence of rebels , merely because we chose to withhold from them the liberties of subjects ? Do they ...
... natural outlet , found a vent by forbidden passages ? Have they for- gotten how we were forced to indulge the Catholics in all the licence of rebels , merely because we chose to withhold from them the liberties of subjects ? Do they ...
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