 The constitution of a country being once settled upon some compact, tacit or expressed, there is no power existing of force to alter it, without the breach of the covenant, or the consent of all the parties. Such is the nature of a contract.  “The” Works of Edmund Burke - Page 41by Edmund Burke - 1834Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - France - 1791 - 232 pages
...there is no power exifting of force to alter it, without the breach of the covenant, or the confent of all the parties. Such is the nature of a contract....cannot alter the moral any more than they can alter the phyfical eflence of things. The people are not to be taught to think lightly of their engagements to... | |
 | Edmund Burke - France - 1791 - 824 pages
...there is no power exifting of force to alter it, without the breach of the covenant, or the confent of all the parties. Such is the nature of a contract....minds, cannot alter the moral any more than they can alrer the phyfical eflence of things. The people are not to be taught to think lightly of their engagements... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 636 pages
...without th? breach of the covenant, or the confent of all the parties. Such is the nature of a contrail. And the votes of a majority of the people, whatever...cannot alter the moral any more than they can alter the ph} fical effence of things. The people are not to be taught to think lightly of their engagements... | |
 | Edmund Burke - France - 1803 - 392 pages
...there is no power exifting of force to alter it, without the breach of the covenant, or the confcnt of all the parties. Such is the nature of a contract....cannot alter the moral any more than they can alter the phyfical eflence of things. The people are not to be taught to think lightly of their engagements to... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Political science - 1804 - 228 pages
...some compact, tacit or expressed, there is no power existing of force to alter it, without the breach of the covenant, or the consent of all the parties....any more than they can alter the physical essence of tilings. The people are not to be taught to think lightly of their engagements to their governors ;... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 pages
...some compact, tacit or expressed, there is no power existing of force to alter it, without the breach of the covenant, or the consent of all the parties....in order to corrupt their minds, cannot alter the 83 moral any more than they can alter the physical essence of tilings. The people are not to be taught... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1807 - 512 pages
...some compact, tacit or expressed, there is no power existing of force to alter it, without the breach of the covenant, or the consent of all the parties....physical essence of things. The people are not to be taught to think lightly of their engagements to their governors ; else they teach governors to think... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1807 - 484 pages
...some compact, tacit or expressed, there is no power existing of force to alter it, without the breach of the covenant, or the consent of all the parties. Such is the nature of a contract." So that if reason, or even revelation itself, were now to demonstrate to us that our constitution was... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1807 - 492 pages
...some compact, tacit or expressed, there is no power existing of force to alter it, without the breach of the covenant, or the consent of all the parties. Such is the nature of a contract." So that if reason, or even revelation itself, were now to demonstrate to us that our constitution was... | |
 | Thomas Erskine (1st baron.) - 1810 - 478 pages
...compact, tacit or expressed, there is " no power existing of force to alter it, without the " breach of the covenant, or the consent of all the *' parties. Such is the nature of a contract." So that if reason, or even revelation itself, were now to demonstrate to us, that our constitution... | |
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