 Abstract liberty, like other mere abstractions, is not to be found. Liberty inheres in some sensible object; and every nation has formed to itself some favorite point, which by way of eminence becomes the criterion of their happiness. It happened, you...  Money and Morals: A Book for the Times - Page 137by John Lalor - 1852 - 328 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1908 - 108 pages
...formed to itself some favorite point, which by way of eminence becomes the criterion of their happiness. It happened, you know, Sir, that the great contests...of the contests in the ancient commonwealths turned 5 primarily on the right of election of magistrates ; or on the balance among the several orders of... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1911 - 318 pages
...to itself some favourite point, which by way of eminence becomes the criterion of their happiness. It happened you know, Sir, that the great contests...orders of the state. The question of money was not with thpm so immediate. But in England it was otherwise. tOn this point of taxes the ablest pens and most... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1911 - 146 pages
...formed to itself some favorite point which by way of eminence becomes the criterion of their happiness. It happened, you know, Sir, that the great contests...question of taxing. Most of the contests in the ancient commonwealths2 turned primarily on the right of election of magistrates; or on the balance among the... | |
 | Robert Irving Fulton, Thomas Clarkson Trueblood - Orator - 1912 - 428 pages
...some favorite point which, by way of eminence, becomes the criterion of their happiness. It happened that the great contests for freedom in this country...earliest times, chiefly upon the question of taxing. The question is not whether their spirit deserves praise or blame. What, in the name of God, shall... | |
 | Marion Mills Miller - Civil rights - 1913 - 522 pages
...some favorite point, which, by way of eminence, becomes the criterion of their happiness. It happened that the great contests for freedom, in this country,...earliest times, chiefly upon the question of taxing. It is not easy to make a monopoly of theorems and corollaries. The colonies draw from you, as with... | |
 | G. Clifford Dent - English language - 1914 - 312 pages
...to itself some favourite point, which by way of eminence becomes the criterion of their happiness. It happened, you know, Sir, that the great contests for freedom in CLEAR EXPOSITION, POWERFUL ARGUMENT, AND STRONG FEELING Bear in mind that this was a speech, and was... | |
 | Albert Bushnell Hart - United States - 1916 - 376 pages
...to itself some favourite point, which, by way of eminence, becomes the criterion of their happiness. It happened, you know, Sir, that the great contests...earliest times chiefly upon the question of taxing. . . . The Colonies draw from you, as with their life-blood, these ideas and principles. Their love... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1919 - 336 pages
...to itself some favorite point which, by way of eminence, becomes the criterion of their happiness. It happened, you know, Sir, that the great contests...the balance among the several orders of the state. Ths question of money was not with them so immediate But in England it was otherwise. On this point... | |
 | Edwin Greenlaw, James Holly Hanford - American literature - 1919 - 712 pages
...to itself some favorite point, which by way of eminence be comes the criterion of their happiness. out of the earth a fabric huge 71° iu the ancient commonwealths turned primarily on the right of election of magistrates; or on the balance... | |
 | Edmund Burke - United States - 1920 - 136 pages
...formed to itself some favorite point, which by way of eminence becomes the criterion of their happiness. It happened, you know, Sir, that the great contests...country were from the earliest times chiefly upon the ques- \ tion of taxing. Most of the contests in the ancient commonwealths turned primarily on the right... | |
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