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" A Law against the majority of the the people is in substance a Law against the people itself: its extent determines its invalidity; it even changes its character as it enlarges its operation : it is not particular injustice, but general oppression ; and... "
The Works of ... Edmund Burke - Page 348
by Edmund Burke - 1812
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 9

Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1818 - 514 pages
...principle of the Law, it renders it void in its obligatory quality on the mind, and therefore determine! it as the proper object of abrogation and repeal,...be considered as a private hardship, which might be born, but spreads and grows up into the unfortunate importance of a national calamity. Now, as a Law...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 5

Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1826 - 676 pages
...happiness or misery of multitudes can never be a thing indifferent. . A law against the majority of the people, is in substance a law against the people...operation : it is not particular injustice, but general oppresssion ; and can no longer be considered as a private hardship, which might be borne, but spreads...
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The Works of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke: With a Biographical and ..., Volume 2

Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1834 - 662 pages
...The happiness or misery of multitudes can never be a thing indifferent. A law against the majority of the people is in substance a law against the people...be considered as a private hardship, which might be born, but spreads and grows up into the unfortunate importance of a national calamity. Now, as a law...
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The Works of Edmund Burke: With a Memoir, Volume 2

Edmund Burke - English literature - 1835 - 620 pages
...The happiness or misery of multitudes can never be a thing indifferent. A law against the majority of to pbrenzy and villainy. These teachers are perfectly...the British constitution in church or state. The New, as a law directed against the mass sf the nation has not the nature of a reasonable institution,...
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The Works of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke

Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1837 - 660 pages
...The happiness or misery of multitudes can never be a thing indifferent. A law against the majority of the people is in substance a law against the people...be considered as a private hardship, which might be born, but spreads and grows up into the unfortunate importance of a national calamity. Now, as a law...
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The Voluntary System. A Prize Essay, in Reply to the Lectures of Dr ...

Joseph Angus - Church and state - 1839 - 286 pages
...interfere." LOCKE, Letter on Toleration, Works, foJ., Lond. 1759, pp. 244,245. "A law against the majority of the people is, in substance, a law against the people itself; its extent determines its invalidity; it is not particular injustice, but general oppression; and can no longer be considered as a private hardship,...
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The Wisdom and Genius of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke: Illustrated in a ...

Peter Burke - Politicians - 1845 - 490 pages
...The happiness or misery of multitudes can never be a thing indifferent. A law against the majority of the people is in substance a law against the people...the unfortunate importance of a national calamity. — Tracts on the Popery laws. ERRONEOUS TITLE GIVEN TO THE CATHOLIC PENAL CODE. — Seldom is the...
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Past and Present Policy of England Towards Ireland

Charles Greville - Ireland - 1845 - 422 pages
...The happiness or misery of multitudes can never be a thing indifferent; a law against the majority of the people is, in substance, a law against the people itself. Its extent determines its invalidity ."f The maxims of government, which were avowed and acted upon in those days, are happily exploded...
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Past and Present Policy of England Towards Ireland

Charles Greville - Ireland - 1845 - 388 pages
...The happiness or misery of multitudes can never be a thing indifferent, a law against the majority of the people is, in substance, a law against the people itself. Its extent determines its in validity ."f The maxims of government, which were avowed and acted upon in those days, are happily...
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The Works of Edmund Burke: With a Memoir, Volume 2

Edmund Burke - English literature - 1860 - 638 pages
...multitudes can nerer he a thing indifferent A law agaiest the majority of the people, is in suhstance a law against the people itself; its extent determines...enlarges its operation: it is not particular injustice, hut general oppression; and can no longer he considered as a private hardship, which might he horne,...
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