Edmund Burke: Selected Writings and SpeechesTransaction Publishers - 585 pages |
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Page 32
... justice , to his veneration of " the wisdom of our ancestors , " as embodied in Church and State , to his defense of the constitutional safeguards to life , liberty , and property , to his praise of " prejudice " and duty as against ...
... justice , to his veneration of " the wisdom of our ancestors , " as embodied in Church and State , to his defense of the constitutional safeguards to life , liberty , and property , to his praise of " prejudice " and duty as against ...
Page 33
... justice must always be observed , the determination of what is just in each particular instance , under the different institutions and conditions of mankind , must always vary in its means , according to the infinite variations of men's ...
... justice must always be observed , the determination of what is just in each particular instance , under the different institutions and conditions of mankind , must always vary in its means , according to the infinite variations of men's ...
Page 35
... of man is the preceptor of his duty , " prudence tells us when we should " abate our demands in favor of moderation and justice , and tender- ness to individuals . " Prudence is not intellectual calculation. Introduction 35.
... of man is the preceptor of his duty , " prudence tells us when we should " abate our demands in favor of moderation and justice , and tender- ness to individuals . " Prudence is not intellectual calculation. Introduction 35.
Page 36
... justice . " It was a utility " connected with and derived di- rectly from our rational nature ; for any other utility may be the util- ity of a robber . " In his attack on Warren Hastings ' " system of cor- ruption , " he noted the ...
... justice . " It was a utility " connected with and derived di- rectly from our rational nature ; for any other utility may be the util- ity of a robber . " In his attack on Warren Hastings ' " system of cor- ruption , " he noted the ...
Page 42
... justice ordained by God as the foundation of a good community . In this recognition the Machiavellian schism between politics and morality is closed , and it is exactly in this respect that Burke stands apart from the modern positivists ...
... justice ordained by God as the foundation of a good community . In this recognition the Machiavellian schism between politics and morality is closed , and it is exactly in this respect that Burke stands apart from the modern positivists ...
Contents
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An Abridgment of English History 1757 | 76 |
Selections from Book Reviews in the Annual Register | 104 |
A Short Account of a Late Short Administration 1766 | 117 |
Speech on Conciliation 1775 | 176 |
Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol 1777 | 223 |
IRELAND AND CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION | 251 |
A Letter to a Peer of Ireland 1782 | 274 |
A Letter to Sir Hercules Langrishe 1792 | 288 |
A Letter to Richard Burke 1793 | 320 |
A Letter to William Smith 1795 | 330 |
Speech on Economical Reform 1780 | 341 |
Speech on the Middlesex Election 1771 | 363 |
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