 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....  Burke's Speeches and Letters on American Affairs - Page 93by Edmund Burke - 1911 - 295 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...the state. The question of money was not with them so immediate. But in England it vraa otherwise. On this point of taxes the ablest pens, and most eloquent...constitution, to insist on this privilege of granting money as a dry point of fact, and to prove, that the right had been acknowledged in ancient parchments, and... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Political science - 1807 - 560 pages
...the state. The question of money was not with them so immediate. But in England it was otherwise. On this point of taxes the ablest pens, and most eloquent...constitution, to insist on this privilege of granting money as a dry point of fact, and to prove, that the right had been acknowledged in ancient parchments, and... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 518 pages
...the state. The question of money was not with them so immediate. But in England it was otherwise. On this point of taxes the ablest pens, and most eloquent...constitution, to insist on this privilege of granting money as a dry point of fact, and to prove, that the right had been acknowledged in ancient parchments, and... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 512 pages
...immediate. t But in England ft was otherwise. On this point of taxes the ablest pens, and most elpquent tongues, have been exercised ; the greatest spirits...constitution, to insist on this privilege of granting money as a dry point of fact, and to prove, that the right had been acknowledged in ancient parchments, and... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1813 - 768 pages
...immediate. But in England it was otherwise. On this point of taxes the ablest pens, and most eloquc m tongues, have been exercised ; the greatest spirits...constitution, to insist on this privilege of granting money as a dry point of fact, and to prove, that the right had been acknowledged in ancient parchments, and... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1816 - 540 pages
...the state. The question of money was not with them so immediate. But in England it was otherwise. On this point of taxes the ablest pens, and most eloquent...constitution, to insist on this privilege of granting money as a dry point of fact, and to prove, that the right had been acknowledged in ancient parchments, and... | |
 | Charles Phillips - English orations - 1819 - 484 pages
...the state. The question of money was not with them so immediate. But in England it was otherwise. On this point of taxes the ablest pens, and most eloquent...constitution, to insist on this privilege of granting money as a dry point of fact, and to prove, that the right had been acknowledged in ancient parchments, and... | |
 | North American review - 1896 - 818 pages
...the state. The question of money was not with them so immediate. But in England it was otherwise. On this point of taxes the ablest pens and most eloquent...exercised, the greatest spirits have acted and suffered .... They took infinite pains to inculcate, as a fundamental principle, that in all monarchies the... | |
 | North American review - 1897 - 808 pages
...character of supply was a central principle of British liberty. " On this point of taxes," he urged, " the ablest pens and most eloquent tongues have been...exercised ; the greatest spirits have acted and suffered." He traced the descent of the colonists to show that they were hereditary lovers of freedom. He argued... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1822 - 514 pages
...in England it was otherwise, on this point of taxes, the ablest pens, and most eloquent tonguet ve been exercised; the greatest spirits have acted and...those, who in argument defended the excellence of tlie English constitution, to insist OD Ills privilege of granting money as a dry point of fact, and... | |
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