The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund BurkeG. Bell, 1883 - Great Britain |
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... interest of thought or language . 8. The Synonyms . - These are sub- Joined to the words to which they belong , and are very complete . 9. The Illustrations , which exceed 3000 , are inserted , not for the sake of ornament , but to ...
... interest of thought or language . 8. The Synonyms . - These are sub- Joined to the words to which they belong , and are very complete . 9. The Illustrations , which exceed 3000 , are inserted , not for the sake of ornament , but to ...
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... interests . There is a most absurd and auda- cious method of reasoning avowed by some bigots and enthu- siasts , and through fear assented to by some wiser and better men ; it is this : They argue against a fair discussion of popular ...
... interests . There is a most absurd and auda- cious method of reasoning avowed by some bigots and enthu- siasts , and through fear assented to by some wiser and better men ; it is this : They argue against a fair discussion of popular ...
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... interest , the am- bition , the malice , or the revenge , nay , even the whim and caprice , of one ruling man among them , is enough to arm all the rest , without any private views of their own , to the worst and blackest purposes ; and ...
... interest , the am- bition , the malice , or the revenge , nay , even the whim and caprice , of one ruling man among them , is enough to arm all the rest , without any private views of their own , to the worst and blackest purposes ; and ...
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... interest . The whole of this mystery of iniquity is called the reason of state . It is a reason which I own I cannot penetrate . What sort of a protection is this of the general right , that is maintained by infringing the rights of ...
... interest . The whole of this mystery of iniquity is called the reason of state . It is a reason which I own I cannot penetrate . What sort of a protection is this of the general right , that is maintained by infringing the rights of ...
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... interests ; both very different from the interests of the people . The favourite knows that the regard of a tyrant is as inconstant and capricious as that of a woman ; and concluding his time to be short , he makes haste to fill up ...
... interests ; both very different from the interests of the people . The favourite knows that the regard of a tyrant is as inconstant and capricious as that of a woman ; and concluding his time to be short , he makes haste to fill up ...
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