A History of England in the Eighteenth Century, Volume 3D. Appleton, 1882 - Great Britain |
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... Popular support of Wilkes Parliament votes libels to be not protected by privilege Wilkes goes to France , is expelled and outlawed Multiplication of riots and libels • The Manilla ransom . Bedford joins the Government Purchase of the ...
... Popular support of Wilkes Parliament votes libels to be not protected by privilege Wilkes goes to France , is expelled and outlawed Multiplication of riots and libels • The Manilla ransom . Bedford joins the Government Purchase of the ...
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... Popular indignation Rockingham refuses to see Chatham The forty days ' tyranny ' . 114 115 116 The Land - tax ... popularity of Wilkes Petitions from the country in favour of Wilkes . Renewed riots 131 131 ountry 135 138 139 140 141 142 ...
... Popular indignation Rockingham refuses to see Chatham The forty days ' tyranny ' . 114 115 116 The Land - tax ... popularity of Wilkes Petitions from the country in favour of Wilkes . Renewed riots 131 131 ountry 135 138 139 140 141 142 ...
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... popular statesman . And no statesman , though he possessed the ability and experience of a Walpole , a Chatham , or a Peel , could conduct the policy of the nation for the period of a long reign without occasionally incurring violent ...
... popular statesman . And no statesman , though he possessed the ability and experience of a Walpole , a Chatham , or a Peel , could conduct the policy of the nation for the period of a long reign without occasionally incurring violent ...
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... popular opinion an irresistible volume and momentum , the withdrawal of the sovereign from the arena is equally essential to his security and to his dignity . The only political power he can reasonably be suffered to exercise is that of ...
... popular opinion an irresistible volume and momentum , the withdrawal of the sovereign from the arena is equally essential to his security and to his dignity . The only political power he can reasonably be suffered to exercise is that of ...
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... popular government has assumed in England is mainly to be attributed to the Whig party , who , while they have combated steadily the Tory doctrine of the Divine right of kings , and the conception of monarchy that flows from it , and ...
... popular government has assumed in England is mainly to be attributed to the Whig party , who , while they have combated steadily the Tory doctrine of the Divine right of kings , and the conception of monarchy that flows from it , and ...
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Page 338 - At the same time let the sovereign authority of this country over the colonies be asserted in as strong terms as can be devised, and be made to extend to every point of legislation whatsoever. That we may bind their trade, confine their manufactures, and exercise every power whatsoever, except that of taking their money out of their pockets without their consent.
Page 337 - Taxation is no part of the governing or legislative power. The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. In legislation the three estates of the realm are alike concerned ; but the concurrence of the peers and the Crown to a tax is only necessary to clothe it with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the Commons alone.
Page 203 - Parliament is not a congress of ambassadors from different and hostile interests, which interests each must maintain, as an agent and advocate, against other agents and advocates; but Parliament is a deliberative assembly of one nation, with one interest, that of the whole — where not local purposes, not local prejudices, ought to guide, but the general good, resulting from the general reason of the whole. You choose a member, indeed; but when you have chosen him he is not a member of Bristol,...
Page 393 - I can take upon me to assure you, notwithstanding insinuations to the contrary from men with factious and seditious views, that his Majesty's present administration have at no time entertained a design to propose to Parliament to lay any further taxes upon America for the purpose of raising a revenue...