 | 1852 - 746 pages
...who, if famed for any one property especially, it was that of virtue and honesty combined. Burke says, "People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors." And let me ask, sir, what are our administrators doing for posterity ? If we may judge from the concessions... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1852 - 608 pages
...privileges, franchises, and liberties, from a long line of ancestors. The policy appears to me to be the result of profound reflection ; or rather the...posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. Besides, the people of England well know, that the idea of inheritance furnishes a sure principle of... | |
 | 1852 - 532 pages
...forefathers and to be transmitted to our posterity :" — " This policy (he adds) appears to me to be the result of profound reflection, or rather the happy...posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. Besides, the people of England well know that the idea of inheritance furnishes a sure principle of... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - Great Britain - 1852 - 968 pages
...privileges, franchises, and liberties, from a long line of ancestors. The policy appears to me to be the result of profound reflection, or, rather, the...will not look forward to posterity, who never look backtcard to their ancestors. Besides, the people of England well know that the idea of inheritance... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - Great Britain - 1852 - 976 pages
...privileges, franchises, and liberties, from a long line of ancestors. The policy appears to me to be the result of profound reflection, or, rather, the...result of a selfish temper and confined views. People trill not look forward to posterity, icho never look backward to their ancestor!. Besides, the people... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - Great Britain - 1852 - 978 pages
...franchises, and liberties, frore a long line of ancestors. The policy appears to me to be the result ->f profound reflection, or, rather, the happy effect...the result of a selfish temper and confined views. Penple will not look fortrard to pottcrily, who nci-cr look backward to then ancestor!. Besides, the... | |
 | American periodicals - 1852 - 662 pages
...that morbidly discontented spirit that regards nothing gained so long яя any thing remains ungained. "People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors." The Whig party hopes in the future, and therefore reverts to the past. It recognizes that every thing... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - Orators - 1853 - 972 pages
...privileges, franchises, and liberties, from a long lino nf ancestors. The policy appears to me to be the result of profound reflection, or, rather, the...posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. Besides, the people of England well know that the idea of inheritance furnishes a sure principle of... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - Great Britain - 1853 - 972 pages
...ancestors. The policy appears to me to be (he result of profound reflection, or, rather, the hnppv @ @jA C G G >^GmG`G ; B B B B neuer look backward to their ancestor!. Besides, the people of England well know that the idea of inheritance... | |
 | Tryon Edwards - Quotations, English - 1853 - 442 pages
...letter of the law against the equity, is the most insupportable. — Sir R. L' Estrange. INNOVATION. — A spirit of innovation is generally the result of...posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. — Burke. INNUENDOS. — How frequently is the honesty and integrity of a man disposed of, by a smile... | |
| |
A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. 
