The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke ...: Political miscellanies. Reflections on the revolution in France. Letter to a member of the National assemblyG. Bell & sons, 1892 |
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... politics ; they corrupt their morals ; they pervert even the natural taste and relish of equity and justice . By teaching us to consider our fellow - citizens in a hostile light , the whole body of our nation becomes gradually less dear ...
... politics ; they corrupt their morals ; they pervert even the natural taste and relish of equity and justice . By teaching us to consider our fellow - citizens in a hostile light , the whole body of our nation becomes gradually less dear ...
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... politicians . Our business was to rule , not to wrangle ; and it would have been a poor compensation that we had triumphed in a dis- pute , whilst we lost an empire . If there be one fact in the world perfectly clear it is this : " That ...
... politicians . Our business was to rule , not to wrangle ; and it would have been a poor compensation that we had triumphed in a dis- pute , whilst we lost an empire . If there be one fact in the world perfectly clear it is this : " That ...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke: Political miscellanies ... Edmund Burke Полный просмотр - 1881 |
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke: Political miscellanies ... Edmund Burke Полный просмотр - 1888 |
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