Four who Spoke Out: Burke, Fox, Sheridan, PittSyracuse University Press, 1946 - 196 Seiten |
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... Chatham declared in the House of Lords , " If any noble Lord challenge me to assert that there is much corruption in both Houses , I would laugh in his face , and tell him that he knows it as well as I. " One member declared openly in ...
... Chatham declared in the House of Lords , " If any noble Lord challenge me to assert that there is much corruption in both Houses , I would laugh in his face , and tell him that he knows it as well as I. " One member declared openly in ...
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Robert Tarbell Oliver. Another critic comparing Burke and Chatham , wrote : " Chat- ham supplied his hearers with motives to immediate action . Burke furnished them with reasons for action , which might have little effect upon them at ...
Robert Tarbell Oliver. Another critic comparing Burke and Chatham , wrote : " Chat- ham supplied his hearers with motives to immediate action . Burke furnished them with reasons for action , which might have little effect upon them at ...
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... Chatham's and the Younger Pitt's high esti- mates of their own abilities , it is no less true that Burke's habit of ostentatious self - deprecation proved a serious handicap in maintaining his prestige . His very genius proved to be yet ...
... Chatham's and the Younger Pitt's high esti- mates of their own abilities , it is no less true that Burke's habit of ostentatious self - deprecation proved a serious handicap in maintaining his prestige . His very genius proved to be yet ...
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