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... for this disappointment , in seeing every mode of religion attacked in a lively
manner , and the foundation of every virtue , and of all government , sapped with
great art and much ingenuity . What advantage do we derive from such writings ?
... for this disappointment , in seeing every mode of religion attacked in a lively
manner , and the foundation of every virtue , and of all government , sapped with
great art and much ingenuity . What advantage do we derive from such writings ?
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If these are delivered in a specious manner , and in a style above the common ,
they cannot want a number of admirers . of as much docility as can be wished for
in disciples . To these the editor of the following little piece has addressed it ...
If these are delivered in a specious manner , and in a style above the common ,
they cannot want a number of admirers . of as much docility as can be wished for
in disciples . To these the editor of the following little piece has addressed it ...
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The manner of ruling being directed merely by the will of the weakest , and
generally the worst , man in the society , becomes the most foolish and capricious
thing , at the same time that it is the most terrible and destructive , that well can be
...
The manner of ruling being directed merely by the will of the weakest , and
generally the worst , man in the society , becomes the most foolish and capricious
thing , at the same time that it is the most terrible and destructive , that well can be
...
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And in what manner did this philosopher comfort him for the loss of such a man ,
and heal his conscience , flagrant with the smart of such a crime ? You have the
matter at length in Plutarch . He told him , “ that let a sovereign do what he will ...
And in what manner did this philosopher comfort him for the loss of such a man ,
and heal his conscience , flagrant with the smart of such a crime ? You have the
matter at length in Plutarch . He told him , “ that let a sovereign do what he will ...
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... and they have made them amends , by what a base soul will think a more
valuable liberty , by not only allowing , but encouraging , them to corrupt
themselves in the most scandalous manner . They consider their subjects as the
farmer does ...
... and they have made them amends , by what a base soul will think a more
valuable liberty , by not only allowing , but encouraging , them to corrupt
themselves in the most scandalous manner . They consider their subjects as the
farmer does ...
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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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