 Nothing is a due and adequate representation of a state, that does not represent its ability, as well as its property. But as ability is a vigorous and active principle, and as property is sluggish, inert, and timid, it never can be safe from the invasions...  A History of England in the Eighteenth Century - Page 460by William Edward Hartpole Lecky - 1887Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - France - 1790 - 372 pages
...and fome ftruggle. Nothing is a due and adequate reprefentation of a ftate, that does not reprefent its ability, as. well as its property. But as ability...vigorous and active principle, and as property is flusjgifh, Inert, and timid, it never can be fafe from the invafions of ability, urilefs it be, oyt... | |
 | Edmund Burke - France - 1790 - 380 pages
...Nothing is a due and adequate reprefentation of a ftate, that does not reprefent its ability, as well well as its property. But as ability is a vigorous and active principle, and as property is fluggifh, inert, and timid, it never can be fafe from the invafions of ability, unlefs it be, out of... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 636 pages
...adequate reprefentation of A ' ftate, that does not reprefent its ability, as well as itsproperty. But as ability is a vigorous and active principle, and as property is fluggifh, inert, and timid, it never can be fafe from the invafions of abilityr unlefs it be, out of... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 350 pages
...the; Refrefentaiion. NOTHJNG is a due and adequate reprefentation of a ftate, that does not reprefent its ability, as well as its property. But as ability is .a vigorous and a£Hve principle, and as property is fluggifh, inert, and ti^ mid, it never can be fafe from the invasions... | |
 | Edmund Burke - English literature - 1803 - 458 pages
...and fome ftruggle. Nothing is a due and adequate reprefentation Of a ftate, that does not reprefent its ability, as well as its property. But as ability...vigorous and active principle, and as property is fluggifh, inert and timid, it never can be fafe from the invafions of ability, unlefs it be, out of... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 212 pages
...strong enough to complete your ruin. Spoliatis arma supersunt. NATIONAL REPRESENTATION. NOTHING is a due and adequate representation of a state, that does...sluggish, inert, and timid, it never can be safe from the invasions of ability, unless it be, out of all proportion, predominant in the representation. It must... | |
 | John Bristed - Debts, Public - 1811 - 554 pages
...remembered too, that virtue is never tried, but by some difficulty and some struggle. " Nothing is a due and adequate representation of a state that does not...is sluggish, inert, and timid, it never can be safe unless it be out of all proportion predominant in the representation. It must be represented too in... | |
 | John Bristed - Debts, Public - 1811 - 556 pages
...remembered too, that virtue is never tried, but by some difficulty and some struggle. "Nothing is a due and adequate representation of a state that does not...is sluggish, inert, and timid, it never can be safe unless it be out of all proportion predominant in the representation. It must be represented too in... | |
 | Edmond Burke - English literature - 1815 - 218 pages
...strong enough to complete your ruin. Spoliatis arma supersunt. NATIONAL REPRESENTATION. NOTHING is a due and adequate representation of a state, that does...sluggish, inert, and timid, it never can be safe from the invasions of ability, unless it be, out of all proportion, predominant in the representation. It must... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 362 pages
...remembered too, that virtue is never tried but by some difficulty and some struggle. Nothing is a due and adequate representation of a state, that does...active principle, and as property is sluggish, inert, aud timid, it never can be safe from the invasion of ability, unless it be, out of all proportion,... | |
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