All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter. We balance inconveniences ; we give and take ; we remit some rights, that we may enjoy others; and, we chuse rather to... The Works of Edmund Burke: With a Memoir - Page 245by Edmund Burke - 1834Full view - About this book
| 1775 - 868 pages
...even the whole of it together. I could eafily, if I had not already tired you, give you very ftriking and convincing instances of it. This is nothing but...benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent ail, is founded on compromife and barter. We balance iuconvenlenciej : we give and take ; we remit... | |
| Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 676 pages
...together. I could eafily, if 1 had not already tired you, give you very ftriking and convincing inftances of it. This is nothing but what is natural and proper....every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromife and barter. We balance inconveniencies ; we give and take ; we remit fome rights, that we... | |
| John Wilde - France - 1793 - 688 pages
...fupport any given part of our " conftitution, or eren the whole of it together. Tliis is no" thing but what is natural and proper. All Government, "...every virtue, " and every prudent act, is founded on compromife and barter. " We balance inconveniencies ; we give and take ; we remit " fome rights that... | |
| Civil rights - 1795 - 432 pages
...vigour as there is liberty in it. BURKE. Letter to Sheriffs of Bristol, p. 56, 7, 8. ALL government is founded on compromise and barter. We balance inconveniences...take; we remit some rights that we may enjoy others. — But in all fair dealings, the thing bought must bear some proportion to the purchase paid. None... | |
| Edmund Burke - France - 1801 - 368 pages
...together. I could eafily, if I had not already tired you, give you very ftriking and convincing inftances of it. This is nothing but what is natural and proper....every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromife and barter. We balance inconveniencies ; we give and take ; we remit fome rights, that we... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 pages
...principles upon which we support any given part of our constitution ; or even the whole of it together. I could easily, if I had not already tired you, give...act, is founded on compromise and barter. We balance inconveniencies ; we give and take ; we remit some rights, that we may enjoy others ; and, we chuse... | |
| Edmund Burke - Political science - 1804 - 228 pages
...principles upon which we support any given part of our constitution ; or even the whole of it together. I could easily, if I had not already tired you, give...act, is founded on compromise and barter. We balance inconveniencies ; we give and take ; we remit some rights, that we may enjoy others ; and, we chuse... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1813 - 768 pages
...any given part of our constitution ; or even the whole of it together. I could easily, if I had oot already tired you, give you very striking and convincing...remit some rights, that we may enjoy others ; and, we chuse rather to be happy citizens, than subtle disputants. As we must give away some natural liberty,... | |
| Edmond Burke - English literature - 1815 - 240 pages
...principles upon which we support any given part of our constitution ; or even the whole of it together. I could easily, if I had not already tired you, give...act, is founded on compromise and barter. We balance inconveniencies ; we give and take ; we remit some rights, that we may enjoy others ; and, we chuse... | |
| Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1816 - 540 pages
...principles upon which we support any given part of our constitution ; or even the whole of it together. I could easily, if I had not already tired you, give...convincing instances of it. This is nothing but what K natural and proper. All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every... | |
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