The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1C. and J. Rivington, 1815 - Great Britain |
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... shew that , without the exer- tion of any considerable forces , the same engines which were employed for the destruction of reli- gion , might be employed with equal success for the subversion of government ; and that specious arguments ...
... shew that , without the exer- tion of any considerable forces , the same engines which were employed for the destruction of reli- gion , might be employed with equal success for the subversion of government ; and that specious arguments ...
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... shew , that political society is justly chargeable with much the greatest part of this destruction of the species . To give the fairest play to every side of the question , I will own that there is a haughtiness , and fierceness in ...
... shew , that political society is justly chargeable with much the greatest part of this destruction of the species . To give the fairest play to every side of the question , I will own that there is a haughtiness , and fierceness in ...
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... shew how the errours of the several simple modes are corrected by a mixture of all of them , and a proper balance of the several powers in such a state . I confess , my Lord , that this has been long a darling mistake of my own ; and ...
... shew how the errours of the several simple modes are corrected by a mixture of all of them , and a proper balance of the several powers in such a state . I confess , my Lord , that this has been long a darling mistake of my own ; and ...
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... shew , that the same faction has in one reign promoted po- pular seditions , and in the next been a patron of tyranny ; I could shew , that they have all of them betrayed the publick safety at all times , and have very frequently with ...
... shew , that the same faction has in one reign promoted po- pular seditions , and in the next been a patron of tyranny ; I could shew , that they have all of them betrayed the publick safety at all times , and have very frequently with ...
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... Shew me any mischief produced by the madness or wicked- ness of theologians , and I will shew you an hun- dred , resulting from the ambition and villany of conquerors and statesmen . Shew me an absurdity in religion , and I will undertake ...
... Shew me any mischief produced by the madness or wicked- ness of theologians , and I will shew you an hun- dred , resulting from the ambition and villany of conquerors and statesmen . Shew me an absurdity in religion , and I will undertake ...
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