The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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... ment of a great philosopher , that an irregular state of nature is preferable to such a government ; we have the consent of all sensible and generous men , who carry it yet further , and avow that death itself is preferable ; and yet ...
... ment of a great philosopher , that an irregular state of nature is preferable to such a government ; we have the consent of all sensible and generous men , who carry it yet further , and avow that death itself is preferable ; and yet ...
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... ment . The earliest and most celebrated republic of this model was that of Athens . It was constructed by no less an artist than the celebrated poet and philosopher , Solon . But no sooner was this political vessel launched from the ...
... ment . The earliest and most celebrated republic of this model was that of Athens . It was constructed by no less an artist than the celebrated poet and philosopher , Solon . But no sooner was this political vessel launched from the ...
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... ment , though united , preserve the spirit which each form has separately . Kings are ambitious ; the no- bility haughty ; and the populace tumultuous and ungovernable . Each party , however in appearance peaceable , carries on a design ...
... ment , though united , preserve the spirit which each form has separately . Kings are ambitious ; the no- bility haughty ; and the populace tumultuous and ungovernable . Each party , however in appearance peaceable , carries on a design ...
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... ment of their duration , have felt more confusion , and committed more flagrant acts of tyranny , than the most perfect despotic governments which we have ever known . Turn your eye next to the labyrinth of the law , and the iniquity ...
... ment of their duration , have felt more confusion , and committed more flagrant acts of tyranny , than the most perfect despotic governments which we have ever known . Turn your eye next to the labyrinth of the law , and the iniquity ...
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... ment of them to the folly of human institutions ? Will you follow truth but to a certain point ? We are indebted for all our miseries to our distrust of that guide which Providence thought sufficient for our condition , our own natural ...
... ment of them to the folly of human institutions ? Will you follow truth but to a certain point ? We are indebted for all our miseries to our distrust of that guide which Providence thought sufficient for our condition , our own natural ...
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