 For in order to prove that the Americans have no right to their liberties, we are every day endeavoring to subvert the maxims which preserve the whole spirit of our own. To prove that the Americans ought not to be free, we are obliged to depreciate the...  The Brief: A Quarterly Magazine of the Law - Page 341903Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...right to their liberties, we are every day endeavouring to subvert the maxims which preserve the whole spirit of our own. To prove that the Americans ought not to be free, we are obliged to depreciate the valae of freedom itself; and we never seem to gain a paltry advantage o'-er them in debate, without... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 676 pages
...their liberties, we are every day endeavouring to fubvert the maxims which preferve the whole fpirit of our own. To prove that the Americans, ought not...to be free, we are obliged to depreciate the value off freedom itfelf; and we never feem togain a paltry advantage over them, in debate, without attacking... | |
 | Edmund Burke - France - 1801 - 368 pages
...their liberties, we are every day endeavouring to fubvert the maxims which preferve the whole fpirit of our own. To prove that the Americans ought not...we are obliged to depreciate the value of freedom itfelf ; and we never feem to gain a paltry advantage over them in debate, without attacking fome of... | |
 | Edmund Burke - English literature - 1803 - 452 pages
...their liberties, we are every day endeavouring to fubvert the maxims which preferve the whole fpirit of our own. To prove that the Americans ought not...we are obliged to depreciate the value of freedom itfelf ; and we never feem to gain a paltry advantage over them in debate, without attacking fome.... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Political science - 1807 - 560 pages
...right to their liberties, we are every day endeavouring to subvert the maxims which preserve the whole spirit of our own. To prove that the Americans ought...deriding some of those feelings, for which our ancestors have shed their blood. But, Sir, in wishing to put an end to pernicious experiments, I do not mean... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 518 pages
...right to their liberties, we are every day endeavouring to subvert the maxims which preserve the whole spirit of our own. To prove that the Americans ought...deriding some of those feelings, for which our ancestors have shed their blood. But, sir, in wishing to put an end to pernicious experiments, I do not mean... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 512 pages
...right to their liberties, we are every day endeavouring to subvert the maxims which preserve the whole spirit of our own. To prove that the Americans ought...deriding some of those feelings, for which our ancestors have shed their blood. But, sir, in wishing to put an end to pernicious experiments, I do not mean... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1813 - 768 pages
...4У7] 499J 15 GEORGE III. we are every day endeavouring to subvert the maxims which preserve the whole spirit of our own. To prove that the Americans ought...deriding some of those feelings, for which our ancestors have shed their blood. But, Sir, in wishing to put an end to pernicious experiments, 1 do not mean... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1816 - 540 pages
...to their liberties, we are every day endeavouring to -sub vert the maxims which preserve the whole spirit of our own. To prove that the Americans ought...value of freedom itself; and we never seem to gain e paltry advantage over them in debate, without attacking some of those principles, or deriding some... | |
 | Charles Phillips - English orations - 1819 - 484 pages
...right to their liberties, we are every day endeavouring to subvert the maxims which preserve the whole spirit of our own. To prove that the Americans ought...deriding some of those feelings, for which our ancestors have shed their blood. But, Sir, in wishing to put an end to pernicious experiments, I do not mean... | |
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