 All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue and every prudent Act, is founded on compromise and barter. We balance inconveniences; we give and take, we remit some rights that we may enjoy others, and we choose rather to be happy...  The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke - Page 110by Edmund Burke - 1803Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...together. I could easily, if I had not already tired you, give you very striking and convincing instances of it. This is nothing but what is natural and proper....every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter. We balance inconveniences ; we give and take ; we remit some rights that we... | |
 | 1775 - 868 pages
...together. I could eafily, if I had not already tired you, give you very ftriking and convincing instances of it. This is nothing but what is natural and proper....benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent ail, is founded on compromife and barter. We balance iuconvenlenciej : we give and take ; we remit... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 676 pages
...fupport any given part of our confutation ; or even the whole of it together. I could eafily, if 1 had not already tired you, give you very ftriking...act, is founded on compromife and barter. We balance inconveniencies ; we give and take ; we remit fome rights, that we may enjoy others ; and, we chufe... | |
 | John Wilde - France - 1793 - 688 pages
...fupport any given part of our " conftitution, or eren the whole of it together. Tliis is no" thing but what is natural and proper. All Government, "...is founded on compromife and barter. " We balance inconveniencies ; we give and take ; we remit " fome rights that we may enjoy others ; and. we chufe... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 330 pages
...God and nature intended it fliould be.- - Speech at Brijlol, previoiis to the Ekclion. GOVERNMENTALL government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment,...act, is founded on, compromife and barter. We balance rp.conveniencies; we give and take; we remit fome rights, that we may enjoy others; and, we chufe rather... | |
 | Edmund Burke - English literature - 1803 - 452 pages
...Englifhmen flop very fhort of the principles upon which we fupport any given part of our conflitution ; or even the whole of it together. I could eafily,...government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromife and barter. We balance inconveniences... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 pages
...together. I could easily, if I had not already tired you, give you very striking and convincing instances of it. This is nothing but what is natural and proper....every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter. We balance inconveniencies ; we give and take ; we remit some rights, that we... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Political science - 1804 - 228 pages
...together. I could easily, if I had not already tired you, give you very striking and convincing instances of it. This is nothing but what is natural and proper....every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter. We balance inconveniencies ; we give and take ; we remit some rights, that we... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 518 pages
...together. I could easily, if 1 had not already tired you, give you very striking and convincing instances of it. This is nothing but what is natural and proper....every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter. We balance inconveniences ; we give and take ; we remit some rights, that we... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 512 pages
...together. I could easily, if 1 had not already tired you, give you very striking and convincing instances of it. This is nothing but what is natural and proper....every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter. We balance inconveniences ; we give and take; we remit some rights, that we... | |
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