 Terror is not always the effect of force, and an armament is not a victory. If you do not succeed, you are without resource : for, conciliation failing, force remains ; but, force failing, no further hope of reconciliation is left.  Maxims and opinions, moral, political and economical, with characters, from ... - Page 53by Edmund Burke - 1804Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...nation is not governed, which is perpetually to be conquered. My next objection is its uncertainty. Terror is not always the effect of force ; and an...sometimes bought by kindness ; but they can never be begged as alms by an impoverished and defeated violence. A further objection to force is, that you... | |
 | 1775 - 868 pages
...armament is not a victory. If jmido Cot fucceed, you are without reTource; for, conciliation falling, force remains; but, forc,e failing, no further hope of reconciliation is left. Power *nd authority are fotnetirnes bought by lindnefs ; but they can never be begged ยป alms, by an impoveriftied... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 676 pages
...perpetually to be conquered. My next objection is its uncertainty. Terror is not always the eflect of force ; and an armament is not a victory. If you do not fucceed, you are without refource ; for, conciliation failing, force remains; but, force failing, no... | |
 | Edmund Burke - France - 1801 - 368 pages
...nation is not governed, which is perpetually to be conquered. My next objection is its uncertainty. Terror is not always the effect of force ; and an armament is not a victory. If you do not fucceed, you are without refource ; for, conciliation failing, force remains ; but, force failing,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - English literature - 1803 - 452 pages
...not governed, which, is perpetually to be conquered. My next objection is its uncertainty. Terrour is not always the effect of force ; and an armament is not a victory. If you do not fuccced, you are without refource ; for, conciliation failing, force remains ; but, force failing,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - France - 1803 - 454 pages
...is not governed, which is perpetually to be conquered. My next objection is its uncertainty. Terrour is not always the effect of force ; and an armament is not a victory. Ff you do not fuccced, you are without refource ; for, conciliation failing, force remains ; but, force... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Political science - 1804 - 228 pages
...are allowed in no case whatever : but, as in the exercise of all the virtues, there 54 is an (economy of truth. It is a sort of temperance, by which a man...sometimes bought by kindness ; but they can never be begged as alms, by an impoverished and defeated violence. * * * * A concession in which the governing... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Political science - 1807 - 560 pages
...is not governed, which is perpetually to be conquered. My next objection is its uncertainty. Terrour is not always the effect of force ; and an armament...sometimes bought by kindness ; but they can never be begged as alms, by an impoverished and defeated violence. A further objection to force is, that you... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 518 pages
...is not governed which is perpetually to be conquered. My next objection is its uncertainty. Terrour is not always the effect of force ; and an armament...sometimes bought by kindness ; but they can never be begged as alms, by an impoverished and defeated violence. A further objection to force is, that you... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 512 pages
...is not governed which is perpetually to be conquered. My next objection is its uncertainty. Terrour is not always the effect of force ; and an armament...sometimes bought by kindness ; but they can never be begged as alms, by an impoverished and defeated violence. A further objection to force is, that you... | |
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