The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 1Little, Brown, 1884 - Great Britain |
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... appear to have been exam- ined or corrected , as some trifling errors of the tran- scriber were perceptible in it . The manuscript of the fragments was a rough draft from the author's own hand , much blotted and very confused . The ...
... appear to have been exam- ined or corrected , as some trifling errors of the tran- scriber were perceptible in it . The manuscript of the fragments was a rough draft from the author's own hand , much blotted and very confused . The ...
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... appear to many no better than foolishness . There is an air of plausi- bility which accompanies vulgar reasonings and notions , taken from the beaten circle of ordinary experience , that is admirably suited to the narrow capacities of ...
... appear to many no better than foolishness . There is an air of plausi- bility which accompanies vulgar reasonings and notions , taken from the beaten circle of ordinary experience , that is admirably suited to the narrow capacities of ...
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... appear to many no better than foolishness . There is an air of plausibility which accompanies vulgar reasonings and notions , taken from the beaten circle of ordinary experience , that is admirably suited to the narrow capacities of ...
... appear to many no better than foolishness . There is an air of plausibility which accompanies vulgar reasonings and notions , taken from the beaten circle of ordinary experience , that is admirably suited to the narrow capacities of ...
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... appear . They come purified from the fire . My busi- ness is not with them . Having entered a protest against all objections from these quarters , I may the more freely inquire , from history and experience , how far policy has ...
... appear . They come purified from the fire . My busi- ness is not with them . Having entered a protest against all objections from these quarters , I may the more freely inquire , from history and experience , how far policy has ...
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... unpremeditated effect of policy on the unpossessed passions of mankind appears on other occasions . The very name of a politician , a states- man , is sure to cause terror and hatred ; 28 A VINDICATION OF NATURAL SOCIETY .
... unpremeditated effect of policy on the unpossessed passions of mankind appears on other occasions . The very name of a politician , a states- man , is sure to cause terror and hatred ; 28 A VINDICATION OF NATURAL SOCIETY .
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