The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 1Little, Brown, 1884 - Great Britain |
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... give an authen- tic edition . The " Thoughts and Details on Scarcity " were originally presented in the form of a memorial to Mr. Pitt . The author proposed afterwards to recast the same matter in a new shape . He even adver- tised the ...
... give an authen- tic edition . The " Thoughts and Details on Scarcity " were originally presented in the form of a memorial to Mr. Pitt . The author proposed afterwards to recast the same matter in a new shape . He even adver- tised the ...
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... give it the fullest and speediest effect . In truth , the answer , which is full of spirit and vivacity , was written the latter end of the same year , but was laid aside when the question assumed a more serious aspect , from the ...
... give it the fullest and speediest effect . In truth , the answer , which is full of spirit and vivacity , was written the latter end of the same year , but was laid aside when the question assumed a more serious aspect , from the ...
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... gives him leisure to contrive , and furnishes ability to execute military plans . " A meditation on the conduct of political societies made old Hobbes imagine , that war was the state of nature ; and truly , if a man judged of the ...
... gives him leisure to contrive , and furnishes ability to execute military plans . " A meditation on the conduct of political societies made old Hobbes imagine , that war was the state of nature ; and truly , if a man judged of the ...
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... gives one man the power over many , and arms his naturally impotent and feeble rage with the hands of millions , who know no com- mon principle of action , but a blind obedience to the passions of their ruler . The next personage who ...
... gives one man the power over many , and arms his naturally impotent and feeble rage with the hands of millions , who know no com- mon principle of action , but a blind obedience to the passions of their ruler . The next personage who ...
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... give more than hints to one of your lordship's erudition . You will recollect his uninterrupted series of success . You will run over his battles . You will call to mind You will give a glance the carnage which was made . at the whole ...
... give more than hints to one of your lordship's erudition . You will recollect his uninterrupted series of success . You will run over his battles . You will call to mind You will give a glance the carnage which was made . at the whole ...
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