 Manners are of more importance than laws. Upon them, in a great measure, the laws depend. The law touches us but here and there, and now and then. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us, by a constant,...  Maxims and opinions, moral, political and economical, with characters, from ... - Page 186by Edmund Burke - 1804Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - Anglo-French War, 1793-1802 - 1796 - 196 pages
...arc of more importance than laws. Upon them, in a great meafure the laws depend. The law touches Uo but here and there, and now and then. Manners are what vex or footh, corrupt or purify, exalt or de-i kafe, barbarize or refine us, by a -conftant, fteady, tmi&rrn,... | |
 | 1796 - 502 pages
...more importance than laws. Uppn them, in a grew raeaiure the laws depend. The lav-* touches us hut here and there, and now and then. Manners are what vex or footh, corrupt or purify, exalt or débale, barbarize or refine as, by a coniiant, fteady, uniform^... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 350 pages
...MANNERS. MANNERS are of more importance than laws. Irt • a great meafure the laws depend upon them. The law touches us but here and there, and now and then. Manners are what vex or footh, corrupt or purify, exalt or debafe, barbarize or refine us, by a conftant, fteady, uniform,... | |
 | Readers - 1803 - 250 pages
.... jfuhnfan. MANNERS are of more importance than laws. In a great meafure the laws depend upon them. The law touches us but here and there, and now and then. Manners are what veti. or foothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or dtbafe, barbarize or refine us, by a conftant, fteady,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - English literature - 1803 - 440 pages
...hoftility to the human race. Manners are of more importance than laws. Upon them, in a great meafure, the laws depend. The law touches us but here and there, and now and then. Manpers are what vex or footh, corrupt or purify, exalt or debafe, barbarize or refine us, by a conftant,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - English literature - 1803 - 444 pages
...left on the mind of a thinking man, concerning their determined mined hoftility to the human race. Manners are of more importance than laws. Upon them, in a great meafure, the laws depend. The law touches us but here and there, and now and then. Manners are what... | |
 | Edmund Burke - France - 1803 - 446 pages
...left on the mind of a thinking map, concerning their determined mined hoftility' to the human race. Manners are of more importance than laws. Upon them, in a great meafure, the laws depend. The law touches us but here and there, and now and then. Manners are what... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Political science - 1807 - 536 pages
...a\n be left on the mind of a thinking man, concerning their determined hostility to the human race. Manners are of more importance than laws. Upon them,...and there, and now and then. Manners are what vex or soothfr, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us, by a constant, steady, uniform,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Political science - 1807 - 540 pages
...left on the mind of a thinking man, concerning their determined hostility to the human race. Mcnners are of more importance than laws. Upon them, in a...and there, and now and then. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us, by a constant, steady, uniform,... | |
 | England - 1834 - 918 pages
...instruments of good and evil are true; but he too rapidly drops their history. " Manners," he observes, "are of more importance than laws. Upon them, in a great measure, laws depend. The law touches us but here and there, and now and then. Manners are what vex or soothe,... | |
| |
