The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2H. G. Bohn, 1864 - Great Britain |
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Page 27
... ; to give a direction , a form , a technical dress , and a specific sanc- tion , to the general sense of the community , is the true end of legislature . , It is so with regard to the exercise of all ' LETTER TO THE SHERIFFS OF BRISTOL .
... ; to give a direction , a form , a technical dress , and a specific sanc- tion , to the general sense of the community , is the true end of legislature . , It is so with regard to the exercise of all ' LETTER TO THE SHERIFFS OF BRISTOL .
Page 30
... true or false in all their latitude ; social and civil freedom , like all other things in common life , are variously mixed and modified , enjoyed in very different degrees , and shaped into an infinite diversity of forms , according to ...
... true or false in all their latitude ; social and civil freedom , like all other things in common life , are variously mixed and modified , enjoyed in very different degrees , and shaped into an infinite diversity of forms , according to ...
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... true centre of gravity amongst mankind , about which all the parts are at rest . It is this unsuspecting confidence that re- moves all difficulties , and reconciles all the contradictions which occur in the complexity of all ancient ...
... true centre of gravity amongst mankind , about which all the parts are at rest . It is this unsuspecting confidence that re- moves all difficulties , and reconciles all the contradictions which occur in the complexity of all ancient ...
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... true samples of the mass . If they are universally depraved , the commonwealth itself is not sound . We may amuse ourselves with talking as much as we please of the virtue of middle or humble life ; that is , we may place our confidence ...
... true samples of the mass . If they are universally depraved , the commonwealth itself is not sound . We may amuse ourselves with talking as much as we please of the virtue of middle or humble life ; that is , we may place our confidence ...
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... true glory , will give in to the general mode ; and those superior understandings which ought to correct vulgar prejudice , will confirm and aggravate its errors . Many things have been long operating towards LETTER TO THE SHERIFFS OF ...
... true glory , will give in to the general mode ; and those superior understandings which ought to correct vulgar prejudice , will confirm and aggravate its errors . Many things have been long operating towards LETTER TO THE SHERIFFS OF ...
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