Historical Sketches of Statesmen who Flourished in the Time of George III: To which are Added, Remarks on the French Revolution. New series, followed by principles of democratic and mixed governments

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Baudry's European Library, 1844 - 372 páginas
 

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Página 134 - And that this assemblage of horrors might want no fact of distinguished die, he is now exciting those very people to rise in arms among us, and to purchase that liberty of which he has deprived them, by murdering the people on whom he also obtruded them : thus paying off former crimes committed against the LIBERTIES of one people, with crimes which he urges them to commit against the LIVES of another...
Página 133 - This piratical warfare, the opprobrium of INFIDEL powers, is the warfare of the CHRISTIAN king of Great Britain. Determined to keep open a market where MEN should be bought and sold, he has prostituted his negative for suppressing every legislative attempt to prohibit or to restrain this execrable commerce.
Página 91 - I think they have done right in giving exemplary damages; to enter a man's house by virtue of a nameless warrant, in order to procure evidence, is worse than the Spanish inquisition; a law under which no Englishman would wish to live an hour...
Página 105 - I scarcely ever met with a better companion ; he has inexhaustible spirits, infinite wit and humour, and a great deal of knowledge ; but a thorough profligate in principle as in practice, his life stained with every vice, and his conversation full of blasphemy and indecency. These morals he glories in — for shame is a weakness he has long since surmounted. He told us himself, that in this time of public dissension he was resolved to make his fortune.
Página 89 - On the other side up rose Belial, in act more graceful and humane; A fairer person lost not Heaven; he seemed For dignity composed and high exploit: But all was false and hollow ; though his tongue Dropt manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason...
Página 91 - ... higher jurisdictions should declare my opinion erroneous, I submit, as will become me, and kiss the rod ; but I must say, I shall always consider it as a rod of iron for the chastisement of the people of Great Britain.
Página 98 - I will maintain it to my last hour, — taxation and representation are inseparable; — this position is founded on the laws of nature ; it is more, it is itself an eternal law of nature ; for whatever is a man's own, is absolutely his own; no man...
Página 105 - I scarcely ever met with a better companion; he has inexhaustible spirits, infinite wit and humour, and a great deal of knowledge." He adds, " a thorough profligate in principle as in practice; his life, stained with every vice, and his conversation full of blasphemy and indecency. These morals he glories in; for shame is a weakness he has long since surmounted.
Página 98 - ... on the laws of nature; it is more, it is itself an eternal law of nature ; for whatever is a man's own is absolutely his own ; no man has a right to take it from him without his consent, either expressed by himself or his representative. Whoever attempts to do it attempts an injury; whoever does it commits a robbery; he throws down and destroys the distinction between liberty and slavery.
Página 43 - Reconnaissez-le tous, vous qui n'avez jamais su tirer de votre situation politique dans la nation le parti que vous auriez pu en tirer ; qu'enfin justice vous soit rendue. Vous voyez, par la situation où je me trouve en ce moment, la nécessité où vous êtes d'être fermes, et de déclarer la guerre à tous vos ennemis , quels qu'ils soient.

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