The Trial of Thomas Hardy for High Treason (1794) [ Concepts ]
… go to the House of Parliament, where I could have heard more clever men undoubtedly. Q. You heard several men speak upon politics? A. I have heard several very clever speeches. Q. Were they clever speeches by clever men? A. You must judge … you as clever speeches from clever men? A. I heard one or two, I thought, clever 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 …
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