| William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1880 - 552 páginas
...exchequer, found himself in great straits. To please universally was the object of his life ; but to tax and to please, no more than to love and to be...or port-duty; but again, to soften it to the other 'oarty, it was a duty of supply. To gratify the colonists, it was laid on British manufactures : to... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1886 - 276 páginas
...Exchequer, found himself in great straits. To please universally was the object of his life ; but to tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is not given to men.—Speech on Amer. Taxation. CONFISCATION UNJUST AND IMPOLITIC. When men are encouraged to go into... | |
| 1887 - 958 páginas
...object 7GG TREASURl Ot i .OQUENCE, of his life; but to tax and to please, no more than to lore and tu be wise, is not given to men. However, he attempted it. To render the tax palatable to the partizans of American revenue, he made a preamble stating the necessity of such a revenue. To close... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1891 - 264 páginas
...chequer, found himself in great straits. To please universally was the object of his life ; but to tax and to please, no more than to love and to be...palatable to the partisans of American revenue, he had a preamble stating 15 the necessity of such a revenue. To close with the American distinction,... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1892 - 294 páginas
...Exchequer, found himself in great straits. To please universally was the object of his life ; but to tax and to please, no more than to love and to be...palatable to the partisans of American revenue, he had a preamble stating the necessity of such a revenue. To close with the American distinction, this... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1892 - 402 páginas
...the excuse of affection ; for that it is not granted to man to lore and to be wise." Cf. Burke, "To tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is not given to man.' 35. with the reciproque, with a return of love. Seciproque in the line above means mutual. 36.... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1895 - 430 páginas
...loved : and therefore it is well said, that it is impossible to love and to lie wise." Cf. Burke, "To tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is not given to man." 26. indifferently, equally. 28. To show the wanderer, Cicero, emphasizing the duty of sharing... | |
| Henry Duff Traill, James Saumarez Mann - 1899 - 650 páginas
...the courtiers," as Burke puts it, began to try that impossible task, at once to tax and to please. " To render the tax palatable to the partisans of American...American distinction, this revenue was external or port duty; but again to soften it to the other party, it was a duty of supply. To gratify the colonists... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1900 - 274 páginas
...and accustomed." 1163 If you mean to please. In the speech ou American Taxation, Burke said, ". . .to tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is not given to men." 1169 Sir, I think you must perceive. This is one of the most interesting passages in the speech. It... | |
| Edward Everett Hale (Jr.), Adaline Wheelock Sterling - 1901 - 526 páginas
...Exchequer, found himself in great straits. To please universally was the object of his life ; but to tax and please no more than to love and to be wise, is not...American distinction, this revenue was external, or port duty ; but again, to soften it to the other party, it was a duty of supply. To gratify the colonists,... | |
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