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Robert Walpole

Robert Walpole

British Statesman

Born: Aug 26, 1676

Died: Mar 18, 1745

Am Any Been Made Patriotism Will

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Oh, do not read history, for that I know must be false. Robert Walpole

History Must Know Read False Oh

And here a most heinous charge is made, that the nation has been burdened with unnecessary expenses for the sole purpose of preventing the discharge of our debts and the abolition of taxes. Robert Walpole

Made Nation Our Sole Sole Purpose Unnecessary Has-Been Charge Abolition Preventing Purpose Most Discharge Been Debts Burdened Expenses Taxes Here

Admitting, however, for the sake of argument, that I am prime and sole minister in this country, am I, therefore, prime and sole minister of all Europe? Am I answerable for the conduct of other countries as well as for that of my own? Robert Walpole

Admitting Argument Country Own Other Other Countries Sole Minister My Own Prime Countries Well Answerable Am However Sake Conduct Europe Therefore

It is but refusing to gratify an unreasonable or an insolent demand, and up starts a patriot. Robert Walpole

Patriotism Starts Insolent Unreasonable Demand Up Refusing Patriot Gratify

But I must think that an address to his majesty to remove one of his servants, without so much as alleging any particular crime against him, is one of the greatest encroachments that was ever made upon the prerogatives of the crown. Robert Walpole

Crime Made Remove Think Address Must Alleging Crown Majesty Particular Him Without Greatest His Any Against Much Ever Servants

Whatever was the conduct of England, I am equally arraigned. Robert Walpole

Whatever Equally Am Conduct England

The public treasure has been duly applied to the uses to which it was appropriated by Parliament, and regular accounts have been annually laid before Parliament, of every article of expense. Robert Walpole

Before Every Has-Been Parliament Been Article Accounts Expense Laid Which Public Regular Uses Treasure Applied

Many words are not wanting to show that the particular view of each court occasioned the dangers which affected the public tranquillity; yet the whole is charged to my account. Nor is this sufficient. Robert Walpole

Words Dangers Charged Particular Court Affected Nor Account Tranquillity Wanting Which Public View Show Many Whole Each Sufficient

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

Life Liberty Will My Life Several Carried Has-Been Neither Observed Gentlemen Motion Affected Been Nor Estate Should Vindication

I can not, therefore, see how this can be imputed as a crime, or how any of the king's ministers can be blamed for his doing what the public has no concern in; for if the public be well and faithfully served it has no business to ask by whom. 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

And therefore, for the sake of my mater, without any regard for my own, I hope all those that have a due regard for our constitution and for the rights and prerogatives of the crown, without which our constitution can not be preserved, will be against this motion. Robert Walpole

Hope Constitution Rights Will Own Preserved Our Those My Own Crown Without Motion Due Sake Any Regard Which Against Therefore

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