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Page 4
... be sure of applause ; and this alacrity becomes much greater if he acts upon
the offensive , by the impetuosity that always accompanies an attack , and the
unfortunate propensity which mankind have to the finding and exaggerating
faults .
... be sure of applause ; and this alacrity becomes much greater if he acts upon
the offensive , by the impetuosity that always accompanies an attack , and the
unfortunate propensity which mankind have to the finding and exaggerating
faults .
Page 12
... immense and rapid conquests , which doubtless were not compassed without
the usual carnage . We see an army of about three millions employed by this
martial queen in a war against the Indians . We see the Indians arming a yet
greater ...
... immense and rapid conquests , which doubtless were not compassed without
the usual carnage . We see an army of about three millions employed by this
martial queen in a war against the Indians . We see the Indians arming a yet
greater ...
Page 19
... panthers , ounces , leopards , hyenas , rhinoceroses , elephants , bears , and
wolves , upon their several species , since the beginning of the world ; though
these agree ill enough with each other , and have a much greater proportion of
rage ...
... panthers , ounces , leopards , hyenas , rhinoceroses , elephants , bears , and
wolves , upon their several species , since the beginning of the world ; though
these agree ill enough with each other , and have a much greater proportion of
rage ...
Page 20
able and ridiculous , these wretches engage under those banners with a fury
greater than if they were animated by revenge for their own proper wrongs . It is
no less worth observing , that this artificial division of mankind into separate
societies ...
able and ridiculous , these wretches engage under those banners with a fury
greater than if they were animated by revenge for their own proper wrongs . It is
no less worth observing , that this artificial division of mankind into separate
societies ...
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And in those few places where men enjoy what they call liberty , it is continually
in a tottering situation , and makes greater and greater strides to that gulf of
despotism , which at last swallows up every species of government . The manner
of ...
And in those few places where men enjoy what they call liberty , it is continually
in a tottering situation , and makes greater and greater strides to that gulf of
despotism , which at last swallows up every species of government . The manner
of ...
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| Title | The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 1 Bohn's British classics Bohn's British classics: Burke's works The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Edmund Burke |
| Author | Edmund Burke |
| Edition | 5, revised |
| Publisher | Henry G. Bohn, 1854 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 21 Mar 2008 |
| Length | 512 pages |
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