The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke ...Little, Brown, and Company, 1899 - Great Britain |
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Page 7
... the breasts of the oppressors of France , has been among the causes which have helped to bring on the common ruin of king and people . There is no safety for on- est men , but by believing all possible evil of OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY . 7.
... the breasts of the oppressors of France , has been among the causes which have helped to bring on the common ruin of king and people . There is no safety for on- est men , but by believing all possible evil of OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY . 7.
Page 12
... lanterne is not half so dread- ful as their court . One would think , that , out of common decency , they would have given you men who had not been in the habit of trampling upon law and justice in the As- 12 LETTER TO A MEMBER.
... lanterne is not half so dread- ful as their court . One would think , that , out of common decency , they would have given you men who had not been in the habit of trampling upon law and justice in the As- 12 LETTER TO A MEMBER.
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... common pa- rental affection . Benevolence to the whole species , and want of feeling for every individual with whom the professors come in contact , form the character of the new philosophy . Setting up for an unsocial in- dependence ...
... common pa- rental affection . Benevolence to the whole species , and want of feeling for every individual with whom the professors come in contact , form the character of the new philosophy . Setting up for an unsocial in- dependence ...
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... common flesh and blood endure that those who but the other day had skulked unobserved in their antechambers , scornfully insulting men illustri- ous in their rank , sacred in their function , and ven- — - erable in their character , now ...
... common flesh and blood endure that those who but the other day had skulked unobserved in their antechambers , scornfully insulting men illustri- ous in their rank , sacred in their function , and ven- — - erable in their character , now ...
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... common those heroes who in the midst of despair perform all the tasks of hope , who subdue their feelings to their duties , — who , in the cause of humanity , liberty , and honor , abandon all the satisfactions of life , and every day ...
... common those heroes who in the midst of despair perform all the tasks of hope , who subdue their feelings to their duties , — who , in the cause of humanity , liberty , and honor , abandon all the satisfactions of life , and every day ...
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