 Irish revenue law seems to have been formed in order to perpetuate smuggling and anarchy. It has culled the evils of both savage and civilized life, and rejected all the advantages which they contain. The calamities of civilized warfare are, in general,...  Miseries and Beauties of Ireland - Page 331by Jonathan Binns - 1837Full view - About this book
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1843 - 802 pages
...civilised life, and rejected all the advantages which they contain. The calamities of civilised war are in general inferior to those produced by the Irish...; and I doubt whether any nation of modern Europe, not being in a state of actual revolution, can furnish instances of legal cruelty commensurate to those... | |
 | Robert Crichton Wyllie - Drinking of alcoholic beverages - 1851 - 42 pages
...seemed to have been formed in order to perpetuate smuggling and anarchy. It has culled the evils of both savage and civilized life, and rejected all the advantages...which is not in a state of actual revolution, can fnrnish instances of legal cruelty commensurate with those which I have represented." " These statements... | |
 | Financial Reform Association (Liverpool, England) - Finance - 1851 - 600 pages
...warfare are, in general, inferior to those produced by the Irish distillery laws; and I doubt whether anv nation of modern Europe, which is not in a state of...furnish instances of legal cruelty commensurate to those I have represented." The Revenue Commissioners, in the reports following their inquiries, bear out... | |
 | Financial reform assoc - 1885 - 514 pages
...seems to have been formed in order to perpetuate smuggling and anarchy. It has culled the evils of both savage and civilized life, and rejected all the advantages...furnish instances of legal cruelty commensurate to those I have represented." The Eevenue Commissioners, in the reports following their inquiries, bear out... | |
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