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" The error of those who reason by precedents drawn from antiquity, respecting the rights of man, is that they do not go far enough into antiquity. They do not go the whole way. "
Upstart Talents: Rhetoric and the Career of Reason in English Romantic ... - Page 254
by James Mulvihill - 2004 - 292 pages
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Reflections on the Revolution in France,: And on the Proceedings in Certain ...

Edmund Burke - France - 1790 - 536 pages
...man by them originally ? The error of thofe who reafon by precedents drawn from antiquity, refpe&ing the rights of man, is, that they do not go far enough into antiquity. They do not go the whole way. They floo. in fome of the intermediate ftages of an hundred or a thoufand years, and produce what...
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The Monthly review. New and improved ser, Volume 5

1791 - 618 pages
...the end of time ?' — ' The error of thofe who reafon by precedents drawn from antiquity, refpefting the rights of man, is, that they do not go far enough into antiquity. They do not go the whole way. They Hop in fome of the intermediate ftages of an hundred or a thoufand years, and produce what...
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Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Mr. Burke's Attack on the French ...

Thomas Paine - France - 1791 - 358 pages
...man by them originally ? The error of thofe who reafon by precedents drawn from antiquity, refpe&ing the rights of man, is, that they do not go far enough into antiquity. They do not go the whole way. They ftop in fome of the intermediate ftages of an hundred or a thoufand years, and produce what...
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The Scots Magazine, Volume 53

English literature - 1791 - 686 pages
...end of time ?— • The error of thofe who reafiVn by precedents drawn from antiquity., refpeâing the rights of man, is, that they do not go far enough into antiquity. They dp not gothe whole way. Ttieyftopin fomeof 'the intermediate fUges of an hundred or a Ihoufand years,...
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The Rights of Man for the Use and Benefit of All Mankind, Part 2

Thomas Paine - 1795 - 170 pages
...by them Originally ? The error of thofe who reafon by precedents, drawn from antiquity, refpe.fting the rights of man, is, that they do not go far enough into antiquity : They do not go the whole way : They ftop in fome of the intermediate ftages of a hundred, or a thoufand years, and produce what...
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The Rights of Man: For the Benefit of All Mankind

Thomas Paine - Great Britain - 1795 - 180 pages
...man by them originally? The error of thofe who reafon by precedents, drawn from antiquity, refpefting the rights of man, is, that they do not go far enough into antiquity : They do not go the wholes way : They flop in fome of the intermediate ftages of a hundred, or a thoufand years, and produce...
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The Political Writings of John Dickinson, Esquire: Late President ..., Volume 2

John Dickinson - United States - 1801 - 450 pages
...they have a right to exist." RIGHTS of Man, 1 791. f " The error of those who reason by precedent, drawn from antiquity, respecting the rights of man,...far enough into antiquity. They do not go the whole way. They stop in some of the intermediate stages of an hundred or a thousand years, and produce what...
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A Comparative Display of the Different Opinions of the Most ..., Volume 2

France - 1811 - 662 pages
...man by them originally ? The error of thofe who rcafon by precedent drawn from antiquity, refpecting the rights of man is, that they do not go far enough into antiquity They do not go the whole way. They ftop i: fome of the intermediate ftages of an hundred o a tho'.ifand years, and produce what...
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History of Cosmopolite, Or, the Four Volumes of Lorenzo's Journal ...

Lorenzo Dow - Christian life - 1814 - 666 pages
...admitted, certain facts, or first principles, or data must be established or admitted for its confirmation. The error of those who reason by precedents drawn from antiquity, respecting the Rights of J\Ian,is, that they do not go far enough into antiquity. They do not go the whole way. They stop in...
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The political works of Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine - Political science - 1826 - 482 pages
...has rights, the question then will be, what are those rights, and how came man by them originally ? The error of those who reason by precedents drawn...antiquity, respecting the rights of man, is, that they do *An account of the expedition to Versailles may be seen in No. 13 of the REVOLUTION DE PARIS, containing...
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