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II. Experience
(10) II Ireland
After Grattans Speech
Those on whom it depends have therefore this choice to take.
be taken On the one hand stands the condition of United America
on the other, that of Spain and Austria. For in this sooner
or later, let him who is gifted with omniscience has the gift of prophecy for the
exact length of time useless step in to save us, every
thing must end terminate.
I say the condition of America United America. I say
the condition not the constitution — Into the condition of
that happy country as might and should be brought by
radical reform without any prejudice loss to any
body other than that on the part of the members of the
official establishment the faculty of giving concurrence to the
system oppressive of oppression and depredation on which they
have hitherto been revelling: on the part of these
men and such others as are at present secure proprietors or
possessors of seats the loss of those seats or rather the
change of their from fee simple to good
behaviour. For in that condition the pr by from the very nature
of , the preference is constantly given to the habitual
occupant: occupant constantly indeed with rather too much than
his little constancy, as ever by the opposition most current, the most able and most
and influential of the opponents of radical reform has been acknowledged.
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jeremy bentham |
[[watermarks::[prince of wales feathers] i&m 1818]] |
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arthur wellesley, duke of wellington |
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