 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...very formidable. In this, however, I a.ty be mistaken But when I consider, that we have colonies tor no purpose but to be serviceable to us, it seems to...of tyranny, which proposes to beggar its subjects ihto submission. But remember, when you have completed your system of impoverishment, that nature still... | |
 | 1775 - 868 pages
...for no purpole but to be Serviceable to us, it Seems to my poorunderftandinga little prepofterous, to make them unserviceable, in order to keep them...It is, in truth, nothing more than the old, and, as 1 thought, exploded problem of tyranny, whichpropofes to beggar its Subjects -into SubmiSfi"on. But,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 676 pages
...ferviceable to us, it feems to my poor underftanding a little prepofterous, to make them unferviceable, in order to keep them obedient. It is, in truth, nothing...and, as I thought, exploded problem of tyranny, which propofes to beggar its fubjects into fubmiffion. But, remember, when you have compleated your fyftem... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1800 - 502 pages
...noble course of their marine enterprises, would not be so impracticable.' ' But', says he, ' we have colonies for no purpose but to be serviceable to us; it seems preposterous to make them unserviceable, in order to keep them obedient.' He contends that the temper... | |
 | Edmund Burke - France - 1801 - 368 pages
...ferviceable to us, it feems to my poor underftanding a little prepofterous, to make them unferviceable, in order to keep them obedient. It is, in truth, nothing...as I thought, exploded problem -of tyranny, which propofes to beggar its fubjects into fubmiffion. But, remember, when you have completed your fyftem... | |
 | Great Britain - 1805 - 536 pages
...m* poor" understanding a litxlc preposterous, to make them nnsemce.'ible, in order to keep t-hem 1 obedient. It is, in truth, nothing more than the old, and, as 1 thought, exploded problem of tyranny, * which proposes to bt-gtrar its subjects into submission.... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1806 - 528 pages
...unserviceable, in order to keep them " obtdicnt. It is, in truth, nothing more thin the old, anrf, as I thought, exploded problem of tyranny,. * which...submission. But, remember, when you have completed your " sy-tsm ot impoverishment, thai Nature still proceeds in her orliiwry course ; that discontent will... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Political science - 1807 - 560 pages
...violence, a? very formidable. In this, however, I may be mistaken. But when I consider, that we have colonies for no purpose but to be serviceable to us,...completed your system of impoverishment, that nature still proceeds in her ordinary course ; that discontent will increase with misery ; and that there... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 518 pages
...violence, as very formidable. In this, however, I may be mistaken. But when I consider, that we have colonies for no purpose but to be serviceable to us,...completed your system of impoverishment, that nature still proceeds in her ordinary course ; that discontent will increase with misery ; and that there... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 512 pages
...violence, as very formidable. In this, however, I may be mistaken. But when I consider, that we have colonies for no purpose but to be serviceable to us,...completed your system of impoverishment, that nature still proceeds in her ordinary course; that discontent will increase with misery ; and that there are... | |
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The power inadequate to all other things is often more than sufficient for this. I do not look on the direct and immediate power of the colonies to resist our violence, as very formidable. In this, however, I may be mistaken. But when I consider, that... 
