 ... of this country. Our object was to avert dangers which we thought were imminent, and to terminate a conflict which, according to our belief, would soon place in hostile collision great and powerful classes in this country.  Hansard's Parliamentary Debates - Page 1053by Great Britain. Parliament - 1846Full view - About this book
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1846 - 606 pages
...valedictory speech, which gave, for the first time as far as we know, some intimation of this motive : — ' Our object was to avert dangers which we thought were imminent, and to avoid a conflict, whicli we believed would goon place in hostile collision great and powerful classes... | |
 | 1846 - 614 pages
...valedictory speech, which gave, for the first time as far as we know, some intimation of this motive : — ' Our object was to avert dangers which we thought were imminent, and to avoid a conflict, which we believed would soon place in hostile collision great arid powerful classes... | |
 | 1846 - 604 pages
...object was to avert dangers which vie thought were imminent, and to avoid a conflict, which we believed would soon place in hostile collision great and powerful classes in this country.' This phrase, though it may appear to derogate from Sir Robert * We confess that we think the ' currency... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1847 - 1206 pages
...support, were influenced by no other desire than that of promoting the interests of the country. (Cheers.) Our object was to avert dangers which we thought were imminent, and to avoid a conflict that we believed would soon place in hostile collision great and powerful classes... | |
 | François Guizot - 1857 - 418 pages
...' executed the task which my public duty imposed on me. I trust I have said nothing which can Jead to the revival on the present occasion of those controversies...a motive for the proposal of these measures ; for I had not a doubt that, whether these measures were accompanied by failure or success, the certain... | |
 | François Guizot - 1857 - 420 pages
...confidence of many who heretofore gave them their support, were influenced by no other motive thau the desire to consult the interests of this country....a motive for the proposal of these measures ; for I had not a doubt that, whether these measures were accompanied by failure or success, the certain... | |
 | Archibald Alison - 1858 - 784 pages
...given them their siriTpeera support, Government had no other desire but to promote the good of the country. Our object was to avert dangers which we thought were imminent, and to avoid a conflict which we believed would place in hostile collision great and powerful classes in this... | |
 | Archibald Alison - 1860 - 724 pages
...hitherto address, given them their support, Government had no other desire but to promote the good of the country. Our object was to avert dangers which we thought were imminent, and to avoid a conflict which we believed would place in hostile collision great and powerful classes in this... | |
 | Guizot (M., François) - 1881 - 692 pages
...questions that had occupied public attention during the past five years, he concluded as follows : — " I have now executed the task which my public duty...maintenance of power was not a motive for the proposal of those measures ; for I had not a doubt that, whether those measures were accompanied by failure or... | |
 | Guizot (M., François) - 1881 - 672 pages
...questions that had occupied public attention during the past five years, he concluded as follows: — " I have now executed the task which my public duty...maintenance of power was not a motive for the proposal of those measures ; for I had not a doubt that, whether those measures were accompanied by failure or... | |
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