The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 7Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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Page 44
... formed upon opinions , which fac- tions become in effect bodies corporate in the state ; nay , factions generate opinions , in order to become a centre of union , and to furnish watchwords to parties ; and this may make it expedient for ...
... formed upon opinions , which fac- tions become in effect bodies corporate in the state ; nay , factions generate opinions , in order to become a centre of union , and to furnish watchwords to parties ; and this may make it expedient for ...
Page 52
... formed or forming within these kingdoms , to coöperate with them for the destruction of our Constitution . On the solution of these two The first fact is , wheth- questions , joined with our opinion of the value of 52 SPEECH ON THE ...
... formed or forming within these kingdoms , to coöperate with them for the destruction of our Constitution . On the solution of these two The first fact is , wheth- questions , joined with our opinion of the value of 52 SPEECH ON THE ...
Page 74
... formation , and not to receive it from them : we are not to go to school to them , to learn the principles of law and government . In doing so , we should not dutifully serve , but we should basely and scandalous- ly betray the people ...
... formation , and not to receive it from them : we are not to go to school to them , to learn the principles of law and government . In doing so , we should not dutifully serve , but we should basely and scandalous- ly betray the people ...
Page 95
... formed upon blind , unmeaning prejudices . For man is a most unwise and a most wise being . The individual is foolish ; the multi- tude , for the moment , is foolish , when they act with- out deliberation ; but the species is wise , and ...
... formed upon blind , unmeaning prejudices . For man is a most unwise and a most wise being . The individual is foolish ; the multi- tude , for the moment , is foolish , when they act with- out deliberation ; but the species is wise , and ...
Page 99
... formed ? Are the local interests of Cornwall and Wiltshire , for instance , their roads , canals , their pris- ons , their police , better than Yorkshire , Warwick- shire , or Staffordshire ? Warwick has members : is Warwick or Stafford ...
... formed ? Are the local interests of Cornwall and Wiltshire , for instance , their roads , canals , their pris- ons , their police , better than Yorkshire , Warwick- shire , or Staffordshire ? Warwick has members : is Warwick or Stafford ...
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