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When farmhand and lay preacher George Loveless was convicted of conspiracy, both charge and sentence made the country gasp.
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Posted May 3 2022
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In 1844, Daniel O’Connell was hauled before a Dublin court to answer charges of seditious conspiracy, and he didn’t stand a chance.
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Posted May 2 2022
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Sir Philip Francis told the House of Commons that it must not let ministers manufacture crises as an excuse for grabbing more power.
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Posted April 25 2022
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Edmund Burke begged the clergy of England to give us all a break from the twenty-four-hour news cycle.
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Posted April 11 2022
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Edmund Burke would not congratulate the French revolutionaries on their ‘liberty’ until he knew what they would do with it. on their new-found liberty until they knew what they would do with it.
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Posted March 31 2022
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Edmund Burke tore into the directors of the East India Company, accusing them of doing less for the country than India’s mediaeval conquerors.
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Posted February 6 2022