Great Britain give and grant to your majesty, what ? Our own property ? No. We give and grant to your majesty, the property of your majesty's commons of America. Memorials and Correspondence - Seite 105von Charles James Fox, Earl John Russell Russell - 1853 - 480 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Frederic Harrison - 1905 - 262 Seiten
...the proprietors of the lands, and those proprietors virtually represent the rest of the inhabitants. When, therefore, in this House, we give and grant,...is our own. But in an American tax, what do we do ? \^e, your Majesty's Commons for Great Britain, give and grant to your Majesty — what ? Our own... | |
| Alexander Johnston - 1913 - 470 Seiten
...own members, though even these still asserted its power to lay duties and regulate trade. Said Pitt: "In an American tax, what do we do? We, your Majesty's commons of Great Britain, give and grant to your Majesty—what? Our own property? No ! We give and grant to your Majesty the property of your Majesty's... | |
| William Jennings Bryan, Francis Whiting Halsey - 1906 - 292 Seiten
...the lands; and those proprietors virtually represent the rest of the inhabitants. When, thirefore, in this House we give and grant, we give and grant...American tax, what do we do ? "We, your majesty's Commons for Great Britain, give and grant to your majesty" — what? Our own property! No! "We give and grant... | |
| Oliver Joseph Thatcher - 1907 - 488 Seiten
...the proprietors of the lands; and those proprietors virtually represent the rest of the inhabitants. When, therefore, in this House, we give and grant,...American tax, what do we do? "We, your Majesty's Commons for Great Britain, give and grant to your Majesty"—what? Our own property? No! "We give and grant... | |
| Lewis Saul Benjamin - 1907 - 390 Seiten
...proprietors virtually represent the rest of the inhabitants. When, therefore, in this House we give a grant, we give and grant what is our own. But in an...American tax, what do we do ? We, your Majesty's Commons for Great Britain, give a grant to your Majesty, what ? Our own property ? No ; we give a grant to... | |
| Ellen Chase - 1910 - 474 Seiten
.... now this house represents the commons, as they virtually represent the rest of the inhabitants : when, therefore, in this house, we give and grant,...Great Britain, give and grant to your majesty, what? . . . the property of your commons of America. It is an absurdity in terms. . . . 1 Our Country, I,... | |
| 1910 - 950 Seiten
...necessary to clothe it with the form of a law. The gift and grant is of the Commons alone. . . . When in this House we give and grant we give and grant what is our own." A multitude of interests, unbroken by one dissenting voice, have since borne testimony to this vital... | |
| Herbert Woodfield Paul - 1911 - 478 Seiten
...lands, and those proprietors virtually represent the rest of the inhabitants. When, therefore, in the House we give and grant, we give and grant what is...American tax what do we do ? We, your Majesty's Commons for Great Britain, give and grant to your Majesty, — what ? Our own property ? No ! We give and grant... | |
| Marion Mills Miller - 1913 - 488 Seiten
...the proprietors of the lands; and those proprietors virtually represent the rest of the inhabitants. When, therefore, in this House, we give and grant,...American tax what do we do? "We, your Majesty's commons for Great Britain, give and grant to your Majesty" — what ? Our own property ! No ! ' ' We give and... | |
| 1914 - 516 Seiten
...of the Act. Then in the British Parliament Pitt had asked and answered his famous question ; "When in this house we give and grant, we give and grant what is our own, but can we give and grant the property of the commons of America? It is an absurdity in terms." And on... | |
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