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" The pretended rights of these theorists are all extremes : and in proportion as they are metaphysically true, they are morally and politically false. The rights of men are in a sort of middle, incapable of definition, but not impossible to be discerned.... "
The Rationale of Political Representation - Page 408
by Samuel Bailey - 1835 - 436 pages
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Maxims and opinions, moral, political and economical, with ..., Volume 2

Edmund Burke - 1804 - 212 pages
...others might be totally neglected, or perhaps materially injured, by the overcare of a favourite member. The pretended rights of these theorists are all extremes...metaphysically true, they are morally and politically false. Th6 rights of men are in a sort of middle, incapable of definition, but not impossible to be discerned....
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Letters from France, in 1802, Volume 2

Henry Redhead Yorke - France - 1804 - 416 pages
...observation respecting his " Age of * Again ! What will Mr. Paine now alledge against Mr. Burke's " and in proportion as they are metaphysically trueğ they are morally and politically false." Reason," Reason," the publication of which I said had lost, him the good opinion of numbers of his...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 3

Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1807 - 512 pages
...might be totally neglected, or perhaps materially injured, by the over-care of a favourite member. The pretended rights of these theorists are all extremes...morally and politically false. The rights of men are iri a sort of middle, incapable of definition, but not impossible to be discerned. The rights of men...
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Reflections on the Revolution in France: And on the Proceedings of Certain ...

Edmund Burke - France - 1814 - 258 pages
...might be totally neglected, or perhaps materially injured, by the over-care of a favourite member. The pretended rights of these theorists are all extremes...are often in balances between differences of good ; ill compromises sometimes between good and evil, and sometimes, between evil and evil. Political...
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Maxims, Opinions and Characters, Moral, Political, and Economical, Volume 2

Edmond Burke - English literature - 1815 - 218 pages
...others might be totally negJected, or perhaps materially injured, by the overcare of a favourite member. The pretended rights of these theorists are all extremes...balances between differences of good ; in compromises sometimes between good and evil, and sometimes, between evil and evil. Political reason is a computing...
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Thoughts on the Abolition of the Slave Trade, and Civilization of Africa ...

Joseph Marryat - Africa - 1816 - 286 pages
...near. With them, Africa is every thing; Great Britain, nothing. The pretended rights contended for by these theorists, are all extremes; and in proportion,...metaphysically true, they are morally and politically false. Although nothing appears more reasonable and laudable, than our making all mankind as free, as happy,...
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The British Prose Writers...: Burke's reflections

British prose literature - 1821 - 362 pages
...might be totally neglected, or, perhaps, materially injured, by the over-care of a favourite member. The pretended rights of these theorists are all extremes;...balances between differences of good; in compromises sometimes between good and evil, and sometimes between evil and evil. Political reason is a computing...
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Examples of English Prose: From the Reign of Elizabeth to the Present Time ...

George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...might be totally neglected, or perhaps materially injured, by the over-care of a favourite member. The pretended rights of these theorists are all extremes...are often in balances between differences of good j in compromises sometimes between good and evil, and sometimes between evil and evil. Political reason...
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The political works of Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine - Political science - 1826 - 482 pages
...mysterious importance, to tell to them its powers in these words — " The rights of men in government are their advantages ; and these are often in balances between differences of good ; and in compromises sometimes between good and evil, and sometimes between evil and evil. Political...
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The Beauties of Burke: Consisting of Selections from His Works

Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1828 - 182 pages
...might be totally neglected, or perhaps materially injured, by the over-care of a favourite member. The pretended rights of these theorists are all extremes...governments are their advantages ; and these are often iii balances between differences of good ; in compromises sometimes between good and evil, and sometimes...
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