The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke ...: Political miscellanies. Reflections on the revolution in France. Letter to a member of the National assemblyG. Bell & sons, 1892 - Political science |
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... constitution itself , on an occasion worthy of bringing it forth . As the disputants , whose accurate and logical reasonings have brought us into our present condition , think it absurd , that powers or members of any constitution ...
... constitution itself , on an occasion worthy of bringing it forth . As the disputants , whose accurate and logical reasonings have brought us into our present condition , think it absurd , that powers or members of any constitution ...
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... constitution , some part of the dignity of the great nations which they represented . No longer tied to by- laws , these assemblies made acts of all sorts and in all cases whatsoever . They levied money , not for parochial purposes ...
... constitution , some part of the dignity of the great nations which they represented . No longer tied to by- laws , these assemblies made acts of all sorts and in all cases whatsoever . They levied money , not for parochial purposes ...
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... constitution , or of reuniting the dissipated members of the English race upon a common plan of tranquillity and liberty , does entirely depend on their firm and lasting union ; and above all , on their keeping themselves from that ...
... constitution , or of reuniting the dissipated members of the English race upon a common plan of tranquillity and liberty , does entirely depend on their firm and lasting union ; and above all , on their keeping themselves from that ...
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... constitution which is the founda- tion of confidence . On the other hand , I am far from being sure , that a monarchy , when once it is properly regulated , may not for a long time furnish a foundation for credit upon the solidity of ...
... constitution which is the founda- tion of confidence . On the other hand , I am far from being sure , that a monarchy , when once it is properly regulated , may not for a long time furnish a foundation for credit upon the solidity of ...
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... constitution is a necessary basis for an economical administration . First , with regard to the sovereign jurisdictions , I must observe , Sir , that whoever takes a view of this kingdom in a cursory manner will imagine , that he ...
... constitution is a necessary basis for an economical administration . First , with regard to the sovereign jurisdictions , I must observe , Sir , that whoever takes a view of this kingdom in a cursory manner will imagine , that he ...
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Page 560 - CHAUCER'S Poetical Works. With Poems formerly attributed to him. With a Memoir, Introduction, Notes, and a Glossary, by R. Bell. Improved edition, with Preliminary Essay by Rev. WW Skeat, MA Portrait. 4 vols.
Page 321 - The wisdom of a learned man cometh by opportunity of leisure: and he that hath little business shall become wise. How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labours, and whose talk is of bullocks?
Page 553 - Society cannot exist unless a controlling power upon will and appetite be placed somewhere, and the less of it there is within, the more there must be without. It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters.