 ... private, nay interested, and irritated, individual. He, who formally is, and substantially ought to be, the judge, is in reality no more than ministerial, a mere executive instrument of a private man, who is at once judge and party. Every idea of...  The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar, to the ... - Page 114by David Hume - 1811Full view - About this book
 | History - 1781 - 732 pages
...by this procedure. If the infolvency be no crime, why is it puniihed with arbitrary imprifonment t If it be a crime, why is it delivered into private hands to pardon without difcretion, or to punifli without mercy and without meafuref To thefi faults, grofs and cruel faults... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1788 - 762 pages
...by this procedure. If the infolvency be no crime, why is it puniftied with arbitrary imprifonment ? If it be a crime, why is it delivered into private hands to pardon without difcretion, or to punilli without mercy and without meafure ? To thefe faults, grofs and cruel faults... | |
 | History - 1788 - 734 pages
...fubverted by this procedure. If the infolvency be no crime, why is it gummed with arbitrary imprifonment ? If it be a crime, why is it delivered into private hands to pardon without difcretioh, or to punifh without mercy ¡nul without neafure ? To thefe faults, grofs and cruel faults... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 676 pages
...fubverted by this procedure. If the infolvency be no crime, why is it punimed with arbitrary imprifonment ? If it be a crime, why is it delivered into private hands to pardon without difcretion, or to punifh without mercy and without meafure ? To thefe faults, grofs and cruel faults... | |
 | Civil rights - 1795 - 432 pages
...man, who is at once judge and party. Every idea of judicial order" is subverted by by this procedure. If the insolvency be no crime, why is it punished...discretion, or to punish without merCy and without measure ? I know that credit must he preserved ; but equity must be preserved too; and it is impossible that... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 330 pages
...by this procedure. If the infolvency be no crime, why is it punifhed with arbitrary impriionment ? If it be a crime, why is it delivered into private hands to pardon without difcretion, or to punifh without mercy and without mcafure? Speech previous, to the Eleftion at Brijlcl.... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1800 - 490 pages
...of judicial order is subverted by this procedure. If the insolvency be no crime, why is it-punished with arbitrary imprisonment ? If it be a crime, why...discretion, or to punish without mercy and without measure ?' The opinion and sentiments of Burke on this subject coincide with that of his sage friend, Johnson,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - France - 1803 - 454 pages
...by this procedure. If the infolvency be no crime, why is it punifhed with arbitrary imprifonment ? If it be a crime, why is it delivered into private hands to pardon without difcretion, or to punifh without mercy and without meafure ? To thefe faults, grofs and cruel faults... | |
 | Robert Bisset - Great Britain - 1803 - 450 pages
...by this procedure. If the infnlvency be no crime, why is it punifhcd with arbitrary imprifonment i If it be a crime, why is it delivered into private hands to pardon without difcretion, «r to punilli without mercy and without meafure l :> dative code of the country. Cautious,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 pages
...private man, who is at once judge and party. Every idea of judicial order is subverted by this procedure. If the insolvency be no crime, why is it punished...discretion, or to punish without mercy and without measure ? DEFENSIVE ALLIANCE. AN offensive alliance, in which union is preserved, by common efforts in common... | |
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