The Works of Edmund Burke, Volume 1C.C. Little & J. Brown, 1839 - Great Britain |
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... sense of its own weakness , of its subordinate rank in the crea- tion , and of the extreme danger of letting the imagination loose upon some subjects , may very plausibly attack every thing the most excellent and venerable ; that it ...
... sense of its own weakness , of its subordinate rank in the crea- tion , and of the extreme danger of letting the imagination loose upon some subjects , may very plausibly attack every thing the most excellent and venerable ; that it ...
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... sense of the dignity of their nature , is lost in their slavery . The day , says Homer , which makes man a slave , takes away half his worth ; and in fact , he loses every impulse to action , but that low and base one of fear . - In ...
... sense of the dignity of their nature , is lost in their slavery . The day , says Homer , which makes man a slave , takes away half his worth ; and in fact , he loses every impulse to action , but that low and base one of fear . - In ...
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... sense of feeling ; the weight of tyranny , at last , becomes insupportable ; but the remedy is not so easy ; in general , the only remedy by which they attempt to cure the tyranny , is to change the tyrant . This is , and always was the ...
... sense of feeling ; the weight of tyranny , at last , becomes insupportable ; but the remedy is not so easy ; in general , the only remedy by which they attempt to cure the tyranny , is to change the tyrant . This is , and always was the ...
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... ! differences arose upon the sense and inter- pretation of these laws . Thus we were brought back to our old incertitude . New laws were made to expound the old ; and new difficulties arose upon the new laws ; as NATURAL SOCIETY . 41.
... ! differences arose upon the sense and inter- pretation of these laws . Thus we were brought back to our old incertitude . New laws were made to expound the old ; and new difficulties arose upon the new laws ; as NATURAL SOCIETY . 41.
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... senses ; the im- agination ; and the judgment . And first with regard to the senses . We do and we must suppose , that as the confor- mation of their organs are nearly or altogether the same in all men , so the manner of perceiving ...
... senses ; the im- agination ; and the judgment . And first with regard to the senses . We do and we must suppose , that as the confor- mation of their organs are nearly or altogether the same in all men , so the manner of perceiving ...
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