Oh, do not read history, for that I know must be false.
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IT has been observed by several gentlemen, in vindication of this motion, that if it should be carried, neither my life, liberty, nor estate will be affected.Robert Walpole
Gentlemen have talked a great deal of patriotism. A venerable word, when duly practised.
Robert Walpole
They now ring the bells, but they will soon wring their hands.
Robert Walpole
Have I given any symptoms of an avaricious disposition? Have I obtained any grants from the crown since I have been placed at the head of the treasury? Has my conduct been different from that which others in the same station would have followed?
Robert Walpole
It is but refusing to gratify an unreasonable or an insolent demand, and up starts a patriot.
Robert Walpole
But I have the satisfaction, at the same time, to reflect that the impression to be made depends upon the consistency of the charge and the motives of the prosecutors.
Robert Walpole
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