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" Taxation is no part of the governing or legislative power. The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. "
William Pitt, Earl of Chatham - Page 166
by Albert von Ruville - 1907
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The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany, Volume 25

Asia - 1828 - 1102 pages
...branches of the legislature must concur in enforcing it. To borrow words attributed to Lord Chatham : " the taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. In legislation, the three states of the realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the peers and...
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The Oriental herald and colonial review [ed. by J.S. Buckingham]., Volume 16

James Silk Buckingham - 1828 - 620 pages
...branches of the legislature must concur in enforcing it. To borrow words attributed to Lord Chatham ; " The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. In legislation, the three States of the realm are alike concerned; but the vmcurrence Of the peers and...
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The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India and ..., Volume 25

Asia - 1828 - 878 pages
...branches of the legislature must concur in enforcing it. To borrow words attributed to Lord Chatham : " the taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. In legislation, the three states of the realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the peers and...
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The Quarterly Oriental Magazine, Review, and Register, Part 76, Volume 8

British - 1828 - 668 pages
...branches of the Legislature must concur in enforcing it. To borrow words attributed to Lord Chatham ; "The Taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. In legislation, the three States of the realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the Peers and...
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The Oriental Herald and Journal of General Literature, Volume 16

James Silk Buckingham - Great Britain - 1828 - 628 pages
...branclies of the legislature must concur in enforcing it. To borrow words attributed to Lord Chatham ; " The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. In legislation, the three States of the realm are alike concerned; but the concurrence of the peers and...
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The Modern Traveller: A Popular Description, Geographical, Historical, and ...

Josiah Conder - Canada - 1829 - 466 pages
...circumstance of government and legislation whatsoever. Taxation is no part of the governing or legislative power. The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. When, therefore, in this house, we give and grant, we give and grant what is our own. But, in an American...
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History of the United States, from Their First Settlement as Colonies, to ...

Salma Hale - United States - 1830 - 330 pages
...alone ; when, therefore, in this house, we •iive and grant, we give and grant what is our own. But in an American tax, what do we do ? We, your majesty's commons of Great Britain, give nnd grant to your majesty — what ? Our own property ? No. We give and grant to your majesty th..i...
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North America, Part 1

Josiah Conder - North America - 1830 - 396 pages
...circumstance of government and legislation whatsoever. Taxation is no part of the governing or legislative power. The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. When, therefore, in this house, we give and grant, we give and grant what is our own. But, in an American...
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The Academical Speaker: A Selection of Extracts in Prose and Verse, from ...

Benjamin Dudley Emerson - Elocution - 1831 - 356 pages
...commons alone; when, therefore, in this house, we give and grant, we give and grant what is our own. But in an American tax, what do we do? We, your majesty's commons of Great Britain, give and grant to your majesty—what? Our own property? No. We give and grant to your majesty the property of your commons...
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The Academical Speaker: A Selection of Extracts in Prose and Verse, from ...

Benjamin Dudley Emerson - Elocution - 1831 - 356 pages
...virtue, as tamely to give up their liberties, would be fit instruments to make slaves of the rest! The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the commons alone; when, therefore, in this house, we give and grant, we give and grant what is our own. But in an American...
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