The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 1Little, Brown, 1884 - Great Britain |
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Page 52
... evil . By these we persuaded ourselves we might know with some certainty upon what ground we stood . But lo ! differences arose up- on the sense and interpretation of these laws . Thus we were brought back to our old incertitude . New ...
... evil . By these we persuaded ourselves we might know with some certainty upon what ground we stood . But lo ! differences arose up- on the sense and interpretation of these laws . Thus we were brought back to our old incertitude . New ...
Page 248
... evil ; or see others affected with good or evil ; or which we hear applied to other interesting things or events ; and being applied in such a variety of cases , that we know readily by habit to what things they belong , they produce in ...
... evil ; or see others affected with good or evil ; or which we hear applied to other interesting things or events ; and being applied in such a variety of cases , that we know readily by habit to what things they belong , they produce in ...
Page 249
... evil especially , are taught before the particular modes of action to which they belong are presented to the mind ; and with them , the love of the one , and the abhorrence of the other ; for the minds of children are so ductile , that ...
... evil especially , are taught before the particular modes of action to which they belong are presented to the mind ; and with them , the love of the one , and the abhorrence of the other ; for the minds of children are so ductile , that ...
Page 271
... evil , are things inseparable from free government . This is a truth which , I believe , admits little dispute , having been established by the uniform experience of all ages . The part a good citizen ought to take in these divisions ...
... evil , are things inseparable from free government . This is a truth which , I believe , admits little dispute , having been established by the uniform experience of all ages . The part a good citizen ought to take in these divisions ...
Page 273
... evil thereof . There is however a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue . Men may tolerate injuries whilst they are only personal to themselves . But it is not the first of virtues to bear with moderation the in- dignities ...
... evil thereof . There is however a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue . Men may tolerate injuries whilst they are only personal to themselves . But it is not the first of virtues to bear with moderation the in- dignities ...
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