The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 7C. and J. Rivington, 1826 - Great Britain |
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Page 83
Edmund Burke. fear and apprehension . Topicks derived from fear or addressed to it are , I well know , of doubt- ful appearance . To be sure , hope is in general the incitement to action . Alarm some men - you do not drive them to ...
Edmund Burke. fear and apprehension . Topicks derived from fear or addressed to it are , I well know , of doubt- ful appearance . To be sure , hope is in general the incitement to action . Alarm some men - you do not drive them to ...
Page 85
... fear , every hope , will forward it ; and then they , who persist in opposing this mighty current in human affairs , will appear rather to resist the decrees of Providence itself , than the mere designs of men . They will not be ...
... fear , every hope , will forward it ; and then they , who persist in opposing this mighty current in human affairs , will appear rather to resist the decrees of Providence itself , than the mere designs of men . They will not be ...
Page 96
... fear is no plan at all . However , if the plan of co - operation which France desires , and which her affiliated societies here ardently wish and are constantly writing up , should not be adopted , and the war between the emperour and ...
... fear is no plan at all . However , if the plan of co - operation which France desires , and which her affiliated societies here ardently wish and are constantly writing up , should not be adopted , and the war between the emperour and ...
Page 107
... fear of its doctrinal principles , can to him be no object at all . Accordingly , the Rhine , Sardinia , and the Swiss , are left to their fate . The king of Prussia has no direct and immediate concern with France ; conse- quentially ...
... fear of its doctrinal principles , can to him be no object at all . Accordingly , the Rhine , Sardinia , and the Swiss , are left to their fate . The king of Prussia has no direct and immediate concern with France ; conse- quentially ...
Page 112
... fear , but cannot persuade myself to believe , is in agitation . This plan is grounded upon the very same view of things which is here stated , namely , the danger to all sovereigns , and old republicks , from the preva- lence of French ...
... fear , but cannot persuade myself to believe , is in agitation . This plan is grounded upon the very same view of things which is here stated , namely , the danger to all sovereigns , and old republicks , from the preva- lence of French ...
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