The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1906 - Great Britain |
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Page xvii
... feelings or his understanding . " This passage is selected to show the wisdom , good sense , moderation , and practical skill of Burke rather than the force and brilliancy of his expression . It is also chosen in order to show how ...
... feelings or his understanding . " This passage is selected to show the wisdom , good sense , moderation , and practical skill of Burke rather than the force and brilliancy of his expression . It is also chosen in order to show how ...
Page xix
... feelings and opinions ; that he is not to be a weather- cock on the top of a steeple ; that he is to have some regard to himself and to the character he bears . He went on Change to commence his canvass , but , finding public opinion ...
... feelings and opinions ; that he is not to be a weather- cock on the top of a steeple ; that he is to have some regard to himself and to the character he bears . He went on Change to commence his canvass , but , finding public opinion ...
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... feelings of your good nature than by the conviction of your judgment ? We laid open the foundations of society ; and you feared that the curiosity of this search might endanger the ruin of the whole fabric . You would readily have ...
... feelings of your good nature than by the conviction of your judgment ? We laid open the foundations of society ; and you feared that the curiosity of this search might endanger the ruin of the whole fabric . You would readily have ...
Page 20
... feeling of the effects of political society . I charge the whole of these effects on political society . avow the charge , and I shall presently make it good to your Lordship's satisfaction . The numbers I particularised are about ...
... feeling of the effects of political society . I charge the whole of these effects on political society . avow the charge , and I shall presently make it good to your Lordship's satisfaction . The numbers I particularised are about ...
Page 28
... feeling ; the weight of tyranny , at last , becomes insupportable ; but the remedy is not so easy ; in general , the only remedy by which they attempt to cure the tyranny is to change the tyrant . This is and always was the case for the ...
... feeling ; the weight of tyranny , at last , becomes insupportable ; but the remedy is not so easy ; in general , the only remedy by which they attempt to cure the tyranny is to change the tyrant . This is and always was the case for the ...
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