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Page 25
... thought of convincing , while they thought of dining . " But he terrorised the House while he bored it , and could intimidate his opponents even when he was making himself ridiculous . Fox moreover had known Burke intimately since his ...
... thought of convincing , while they thought of dining . " But he terrorised the House while he bored it , and could intimidate his opponents even when he was making himself ridiculous . Fox moreover had known Burke intimately since his ...
Page 83
... thought prides itself on adherence to principles , on willingness to apply any question , no matter whose interest may be involved , to the yardstick of its accepted dogma . The other school of thought relies upon devotion to hard facts ...
... thought prides itself on adherence to principles , on willingness to apply any question , no matter whose interest may be involved , to the yardstick of its accepted dogma . The other school of thought relies upon devotion to hard facts ...
Page 115
... thought little of drawing up an indictment against a whole people , but they did object to dear beer , and traced its dearness to the actual cause . This original discovery in the realm of public opinion was exploited by Burke to its ...
... thought little of drawing up an indictment against a whole people , but they did object to dear beer , and traced its dearness to the actual cause . This original discovery in the realm of public opinion was exploited by Burke to its ...
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