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Page 24
Whatever changes have happened in the national character , it can scarcely be
our wish , that terms of accommodation never should be proposed to our enemy ,
except when they must be attributed solely to our fears . It has happened , let me
...
Whatever changes have happened in the national character , it can scarcely be
our wish , that terms of accommodation never should be proposed to our enemy ,
except when they must be attributed solely to our fears . It has happened , let me
...
Page 29
... inflaming our passions with the heat and pride of controversy , it was our duty ,
in all soberness , to conform our government to the character and circumstances
of the several people who composed this mighty and strangely diversified mass .
... inflaming our passions with the heat and pride of controversy , it was our duty ,
in all soberness , to conform our government to the character and circumstances
of the several people who composed this mighty and strangely diversified mass .
Page 31
... or authority , in its exercise at least , ought to conform to the exigences of the
time , and the temper and character of the people , with whom it is concerned ;
and not always to attempt violently to bend the people to their theories of
subjection .
... or authority , in its exercise at least , ought to conform to the exigences of the
time , and the temper and character of the people , with whom it is concerned ;
and not always to attempt violently to bend the people to their theories of
subjection .
Page 41
apt to fall on those , whom a violence of character and a mixture of ambitious
views do not support through a long , painful , and unsuccessful struggle . There
never , gentlemen , was a period in which the stedfastness of some men has
been ...
apt to fall on those , whom a violence of character and a mixture of ambitious
views do not support through a long , painful , and unsuccessful struggle . There
never , gentlemen , was a period in which the stedfastness of some men has
been ...
Page 49
... and does not form his opinion in order to get into parliament , or to continue in it
. It is in a great measure for your sake , that I wish to preserve this character .
Without it , I am sure , I should be ill able to discharge , by any service , the
smallest ...
... and does not form his opinion in order to get into parliament , or to continue in it
. It is in a great measure for your sake , that I wish to preserve this character .
Without it , I am sure , I should be ill able to discharge , by any service , the
smallest ...
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| Title | The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2 The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Edmund Burke |
| Author | Edmund Burke |
| Publisher | Henry G. Bohn, 1864 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2010 |
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