 | Edmund Burke - 1790 - Liczba stron: 536
...franchifes, and liberties, from a long line of anceftors. This policy appears to me to be the refult of profound reflection; or rather the happy effect of following nature, which is wifdom without reflec- . tion, and above it. A fpirit of innovation is gene- • rally the refult of... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - Liczba stron: 458
...franchifes, and liberties, from a long line of anceftors. This policy appears to me to be the refult of profound reflection; or rather the happy effect of following nature, which is wifdom without reflection, and above it. A fpirit of innovation is generally the refult of a felfifh... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - Liczba stron: 228
...inheritVOL. I. ..it'. t «/f • 145 ing privileges, franchises and liberties, from a long line of ancestors. This policy appears to me to be the result of profound...which is wisdom without reflection, and above it. Besides, the people of England -well know, that the idea of inheritance furnishes a sure ^'principle... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - Liczba stron: 244
...inheritV<>i.. I. • L 145 Ing privileges, franchises and liberties, from a long line of ancestors. This policy appears to me to be the result of profound...which is wisdom without reflection, and above it. Besides, the people of England well know, that the idea of inheritance furnishes a sure principle of... | |
 | 1811 - Liczba stron: 662
...franchifes, and liberties, from a long line of anceftors. This policy appears to me to be the refult of profound reflection ; or rather the happy effect of following nature, which is wifdom without reflection, and above it. A fpirit of innovation is generally the refult of a felfim... | |
 | Edmond Burke - 1815 - Liczba stron: 240
...inheritVOL. i. •.-:,- \ -..- L 145 ing privileges, franchises and liberties, from a long line of ancestors. This policy appears to me to be the result of profound...which is wisdom without reflection, and above it. Besides, the people of England well know, that the idea of inheritance furnishes a sure -principle... | |
 | William Cowherd - 1818 - Liczba stron: 728
...undermines the springs- of life. See No. 32«. N ISBET^S School of Medicine, 3802. [Proo. xxiv. 21.] A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. BURKE, on the French Revolution, p. 47. 3803. [i'rur. xxv. 11.] A word fitly spoken is like oranges... | |
 | Robert Huish - 1821 - Liczba stron: 746
...inheriting privileges, franchises, and liberties from a long line of ancestors. This policy appears to be the result of profound reflection, or rather...result of a selfish temper, and confined views. People who never look back wards to their ancestors will not look forward to posterity. Besides it is well... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1826 - Liczba stron: 520
...commons and a people inheriting privileges, franchises, and liberties, from a long line of ancestors. The policy appears to me to be the result of profound...innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and * 1 W. and M. confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to... | |
 | William Wirt - 1826 - Liczba stron: 690
...wantonness of folly, may in an instant destroy it by removing a girdle of its bark. It has been said, that a spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views.* 'Perhaps this is pressing the reasoning too far. It is more often the result of a strong imagination... | |
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A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. 
