The Trial of Thomas Hardy for High Treason (1794) [ Concepts ]
… speeches. Q. You took up your idea of politics from them? A. I took my rule of politics from public report, and from the debates in both Houses of Parliament. Q. You did not go to these Societies to read the public papers, or to read the debates in both Houses of Parliament? A. I had not time in general to read the public papers. Q. Which way then did you … Q. From the newspapers ? A. Sometimes I have had the honour of being in the Honourable House of Commons to hear the debates. Q. And you went to the Constitutional Society, not having opportunities to attend the House of Commons, to …
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