 In no country, perhaps, in the world is the law so general a study. The profession itself is numerous and powerful, and in most provinces it takes the lead. The greater number of the deputies sent to the Congress were lawyers. But all who read, and most...  The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke - Page 331by Edmund Burke - 1857 - 512 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 512 pages
...contributes no mean part towards the growth and effect of this untractable spirit. I mean their education. In no country perhaps in the world is the law so general...the lead. The greater number of the deputies sent to congress were lawyers. But all who read, and most do read, endeavour to obtain some smattering in that... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 518 pages
...contributes no mean part towards the growth and effect of this untractable spirit. I mean their education. In no country perhaps in the world is the law so general...the lead. The greater number of the deputies sent to congress were lawyers. But all who read, and most do read, endeavour to obtain some smattering in that... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1816 - 540 pages
...this untractable spirit. I mean their education. In no country perhaps in the world is the law «o general a study. The profession itself is numerous...powerful ; and in most provinces it takes the lead. The j^S^ greater number of the deputies sent to the congress were lawyers. But all who read, and most do... | |
 | Charles Phillips - English orations - 1819 - 484 pages
...no nieau part towards the growth and effect of this untractable spirit. I mean their education. In no country perhaps in the world is the law so general...most provinces it takes the lead. The greater number ot the deputies sent to the congress were lawyers. But all who read, and most do read, endeavour to... | |
 | English literature - 1831 - 586 pages
...interest. Burke, in his speech on American conciliation, said of his American contemporaries, " in no country perhaps in the world is the law so general a study." This is still substantially true ; tlieir descendants have translated Bynkershoek, Martens, Pothier,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1834 - 648 pages
...contributes no mean part towards the growth and effect of this untractable spirit I mean their education. In erable inhabitants flying from their flaming villages, in part were slaughter iuelf is numerous anil powerful ; and in most provinces it takes the lead. The greater number of the... | |
 | 1835 - 804 pages
...words, for it is only in his own words that his ideas ever can be fittingly expressed. He says, " In no country perhaps in the world is the law so general...were lawyers. But all who read, and most do read, endeavor to obtain some smattering in that science. • • • • • This study renders men acute,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik, Charles MacFarlane - Great Britain - 1841 - 834 pages
...the growth and effect of the intractable spirit. " In no country perhaps in the world," said he, " is law so general a study. The profession itself is numerous...lead. The greater number of the deputies sent to the general congress are lawyers. But all who read, and in America most do read, endeavour to obtain some... | |
 | Thomas Chisholm Anstey - Constitutional history - 1845 - 484 pages
...Fact. In his Speech on Conciliation with America, he says of our revolted Colonies there, — " In no Country perhaps in the World, is the Law so general...takes the Lead. The greater Number of the Deputies seat to the Congress were Lawyers. But all who read, — and most do read, — endeavour to obtain... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1852 - 558 pages
...contributes no mean part towards the growth and effect of this untractable spirit. I mean their education. In no country perhaps in the world is the law so general...greater number of the deputies sent to the 'congress werS lawyers. But all who read, and most do read, endeavour to obtain some smattering in that science.... | |
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