The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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It is therefore strange that Ministers did not adopt the suggestion of General
Williamson to conciliate the mulattoes by granting privileges , which would have
ranged them on our side . The losses sustained in the West Indies were so great
that ...
It is therefore strange that Ministers did not adopt the suggestion of General
Williamson to conciliate the mulattoes by granting privileges , which would have
ranged them on our side . The losses sustained in the West Indies were so great
that ...
Page 132
Parliamentary self - government without ministerial responsibility was a fantastic
anomaly and a parody of the parent ... will be deprived of so important a right as
that of calling Ministers to account , when they have betrayed their public duties .
Parliamentary self - government without ministerial responsibility was a fantastic
anomaly and a parody of the parent ... will be deprived of so important a right as
that of calling Ministers to account , when they have betrayed their public duties .
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Louis Philippe , always at a loss for ministers , had won with difficulty the
acquiescence of Britain in his choice of Soult , declaring that the cliché of the
marshal was “ I am the apostle of peace ” , and that Guizot and Thiers would
answer ...
Louis Philippe , always at a loss for ministers , had won with difficulty the
acquiescence of Britain in his choice of Soult , declaring that the cliché of the
marshal was “ I am the apostle of peace ” , and that Guizot and Thiers would
answer ...
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1929 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2009 |
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