Burkes Speech On Conciliation With the Colonies March 22 1775
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You cannot persuade them to burn their books of curious science; to banish their lawyers from their courts of laws ; or to quench the lights of their assem blies, by refusing to choose those persons who are best 25 read in their privileges. It would be no less impracti cable to think of wholly annihilating the popular assem blies in which these lawyers sit. The army, by which we must govern in their place, would be far more charge able to us, not quite so effectual, and perhaps, in the end, ful...l as difficult to be kept in obedience. ON CONCILIATION WITH THE COLONIES. 37 With regard to the high aristocratic spirit of Virginia and the Southern Colonies, it has been proposed, I know, to reduce it by declaring a general enfranchisement of their slaves. This project nas nad its advocates and panegyrists, yet I never could argue myself into any 5 opinion of it. Slaves are often much attached to their masters. A general wild offer of liberty would not always be accepted. History furnishes few instances of it.
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