The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 7Little, Brown,, 1881 - Great Britain |
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Page 26
... political evil , then you ought not to hold even a ter- ror to those whom you ought certainly not to punish : for if it is not right to hurt , it is neither right nor wise to menace . Such laws , therefore , as they must be defective ...
... political evil , then you ought not to hold even a ter- ror to those whom you ought certainly not to punish : for if it is not right to hurt , it is neither right nor wise to menace . Such laws , therefore , as they must be defective ...
Page 27
... political purposes , and in that light tend to corrupt the ex- ecutive power through all its offices . 3rd . If they are taken up on popular actions , their operation in that light also is exceedingly evil . They become the instruments ...
... political purposes , and in that light tend to corrupt the ex- ecutive power through all its offices . 3rd . If they are taken up on popular actions , their operation in that light also is exceedingly evil . They become the instruments ...
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... politics , as in everything else , would be only a confused jumble of particular facts and details , without the means of drawing out any sort of theo- retical or practical conclusion . A statesman differs from a professor in an ...
... politics , as in everything else , would be only a confused jumble of particular facts and details , without the means of drawing out any sort of theo- retical or practical conclusion . A statesman differs from a professor in an ...
Page 44
... political system with their religious opinions , true or false , plausible or implausible . It is the interest , and it is the duty , and because it is the interest and the duty , it is the right of govern- ment to attend much to ...
... political system with their religious opinions , true or false , plausible or implausible . It is the interest , and it is the duty , and because it is the interest and the duty , it is the right of govern- ment to attend much to ...
Page 46
... political dogmas and political practices with their religious tenets , of what nature they are , and how far they are at present 46 SPEECH ON THE PETITION OF THE UNITARIANS .
... political dogmas and political practices with their religious tenets , of what nature they are , and how far they are at present 46 SPEECH ON THE PETITION OF THE UNITARIANS .
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