 To provide for us in our necessities is not in the power of government. It would be a vain presumption in statesmen to think they can do it. The people maintain them, and not they the people. It is in the power of government to prevent much, evil ; it...  Writings and Speeches - Page 134by Edmund Burke - 1901Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - Corn laws (Great Britain) - 1800 - 76 pages
...power of Government. It would be a vain prefumption in ftatefmen to think they can do it. The people maintain them, and not they the people. It is in the...Government to prevent much evil ; it can do very little pofitive good in this, or perhaps in any thing elfe. It is not only fo of the ftate and ftatefman,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - English literature - 1803 - 438 pages
...power of" government. It would be a vain prefumption in "ftatefmen to think they can do it. The people maintain them, and not they the people. It is in the...government to prevent much evil ; it can do very little pofitive good in this, or perhaps in any thing elfe. It is not only fo of the ftate and ftatefman,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 pages
...in odious power, ended always, I may say without an exception., in contemptible imbecility. * * * * It is in the power of government to prevent much evil...do very little positive good in this, or perhaps in any thing else. * * * * As to government, if I might recommend a prudent caution to them, — it would... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Political science - 1804 - 228 pages
...in odious power, ended always, I may say without an exception, in contemptible imbecility. * * * * It is in the power of government to prevent much evil...do very little positive good in this, or perhaps in any thing else. * * * * As to government, if I might recommend a prudent caution to them, — it would... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Political science - 1807 - 540 pages
...power of government. It would be a vain presumption in statesmen ro think they can do it. The people maintain them, and not they the people. It is in the...do very little positive good in this, or perhaps in any thing else. Ic is not only so of the state and statesman, but of all the classes and descriptions... | |
 | John Bristed - Debts, Public - 1811 - 554 pages
...power of government. It would be a vain presumption in statesmen to think they can do it. The people maintain them, and not they the people. It is in the...do very little positive good, in this or perhaps in any thing else. It is not only so of the state and statesman, but of all the classes and descriptions... | |
 | John Bristed - Debts, Public - 1811 - 556 pages
...power of government. It would be a vain presumption in statesmen to think they can do it. The people maintain them,: and not they the people. It is in...do very little positive good, in this or perhaps in any thing else. It is not only so of the state and statesman, but of all the classes and descriptions... | |
 | Edmond Burke - English literature - 1815 - 240 pages
...in odious power, ended always, I may say without an exception, in contemptible imbecility. * * * » It is in the power of government to prevent much evil...do very little positive good in this, or perhaps in any thing else. * * * * As to government, if I might recommend a prudent caution to them, — it would... | |
 | sir James Prior - 1826 - 1108 pages
...power of government. It would be a vain presumption in statesmen to think they can do it. The people maintain them, and not they the people. It is in the...do very little positive good in this or perhaps in any thing else. It is not only so of the state and statesman, but of all the classes and descriptions... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1834 - 662 pages
...presumption in statesmen to think they can do it. The people maintain them, and not they the people. It is the power of government to prevent much evil ; it...do very little positive good in this, or perhaps in any thing else. It is not only so of the state and statesman, but of all the classes and descriptions... | |
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