The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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... party which you adopted rather by the feelings of your good nature , than by the conviction of your judgment ? We laid open the foundations of soci- ety ; and you feared that the curiosity of this search . might endanger the ruin of the ...
... party which you adopted rather by the feelings of your good nature , than by the conviction of your judgment ? We laid open the foundations of soci- ety ; and you feared that the curiosity of this search . might endanger the ruin of the ...
Page 48
... party , however in appearance peaceable , carries on a design upon the others ; and it is owing to this , that in all questions , whether con- cerning foreign or domestic affairs , the whole gener- ally turns more upon some party ...
... party , however in appearance peaceable , carries on a design upon the others ; and it is owing to this , that in all questions , whether con- cerning foreign or domestic affairs , the whole gener- ally turns more upon some party ...
Page 49
... party . It is of no consequence what the principles of any party , or what their preten- sions are ; the spirit which actuates all parties is the same ; the spirit of ambition , of self - interest , of op- pression and treachery . This ...
... party . It is of no consequence what the principles of any party , or what their preten- sions are ; the spirit which actuates all parties is the same ; the spirit of ambition , of self - interest , of op- pression and treachery . This ...
Page 50
... party even in our own na- tion . I could show , that the same faction has , in one reign , promoted popular seditions , and , in the next , been a patron of tyranny : I could show that they have all of them betrayed the public safety at ...
... party even in our own na- tion . I could show , that the same faction has , in one reign , promoted popular seditions , and , in the next , been a patron of tyranny : I could show that they have all of them betrayed the public safety at ...
Page 272
... party with all the moderation which does not absolutely enervate that vigor , and quench that fervency of spirit , without which the best wishes for the public good must evaporate in empty specula- tion . It is probably from some such ...
... party with all the moderation which does not absolutely enervate that vigor , and quench that fervency of spirit , without which the best wishes for the public good must evaporate in empty specula- tion . It is probably from some such ...
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