 Sir, that the great contests for freedom in this country were from the earliest times chiefly upon the question of taxing. Most of the contests in the ancient commonwealths turned primarily on the right of election of magistrates, or on the balance among...  Writings and Speeches - Page 415by Edmund Burke - 1901Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...chiefly upon the question of taxing. Most of the contests in the ancient commonwealths turned primarily on the right of election of magistrates ; or on the balance among the several orders of the state. The question of money was not with them so immediate. But in England it vraa otherwise. On this point... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Political science - 1807 - 560 pages
...chiefly upon the question of taxing. Most of the contests in the ancient commonwealths turned primarily on the right of election of magistrates ; or on the balance among the several orders of the state. The question of money was not with them so immediate. But in England it was otherwise. On this point... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 518 pages
...chiefly upon the question of taxing. Most of the contests in the ancient commonwealths turned primarily on the right of election of magistrates, or on the balance among the several orders of the state. The question of money was not with them so immediate. But in England it was otherwise. On this point... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 512 pages
...chiefly upon the question of taxing. Most of the contests in the ancient commonwealths turned primarily on the right of election of magistrates, or on the balance among the several orders of the state. The question of money was not with them so immediate. t But in England ft was otherwise. On this point... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1816 - 540 pages
...chiefly upon the question of taxing. Most of the contests in the ancient commonwealths turned primarily on the right of election of magistrates ; or on the balance among the several orders of the state. The question of money was not with them so immediate. But in England it was otherwise. On this point... | |
 | Charles Phillips - English orations - 1819 - 484 pages
...chiefly upon the question of taxing. Most of the contests in the ancient commonwealths turned primarily on the right of election of magistrates ; or on the balance among the several orders of the state. The question of money was not with them so immediate. But in England it was otherwise. On this point... | |
 | North American review - 1896 - 818 pages
...chiefly upon the question of taxing. Most of the contests in the ancient commonwealths turned primarily on the right of election of magistrates, or on the balance among the several orders of the state. The question of money was not with them so immediate. But in England it was otherwise. On this point... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1822 - 514 pages
...chiefly upon the question of taxing. Most of the contest! in the ancient commonwealths turned primarily on the right of election of magistrates; or on the balance among the several orders of the state. The |- ns ion of money was not with them so immediate. Bui in England it was otherwise, on this point... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - Authors - 1824 - 468 pages
...chiefly upon the question of taxing. Most of the contests in the ancient commonwealths turned primarily on the right of election of magistrates, or on the balance among the several orders of the state. The question of money was not with them so immediate. But in England it was otherwise. On this point... | |
 | sir James Prior - 1826 - 1108 pages
...chiefly upon the question of taxing. Most of the contests in the ancient commonwealths turned primarily on the right of election of magistrates ; or on the balance among the several orders of the state. The question of money was not with them so immediate. But in England it was otherwise. On this point... | |
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