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" Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. Men have a right that these wants should be provided for by this wisdom. Among these wants is to be reckoned the want, out of civil society, of a sufficient restraint upon their passions.... "
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke - Page 77
by Edmund Burke - 1807
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Reflections on the revolution in France, and on the proceedings in certain ...

Edmund Burke - 1790 - 380 pages
...Society requires not only that the paffions of individuals fhould be fubjected, but that even in the mafs and body as well as in the individuals, the inclinations of men fhould frequently be thwarted, their will controlled, and their paffions brought into fubjection. This...
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A letter to ... Edmund Burke ... in reply to his Appeal from the new to the ...

George Rous - 1791 - 150 pages
...requires, not only that the paffions *• of individuals mould be fubje&ed, but " that, even in the mafs and body, as well ** as in the individuals, the inclinations of " men mould be frequently thwarted, *' their will controled, and their paffions " brought into fubjeflion....
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Works, Volume 3

Edmund Burke - 1792 - 636 pages
...Society requires not only that the pailions of individuals fhould be fubjscled, but that even in the mafs and body as well as in the individuals, the inclinations of men fhould frequently be thwarted, their will controlled, and their paflions brought into fubjeftion. This...
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A View of the Causes and Consequences of the Present War with France

Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - 1794 - 466 pages
...requires, not only that the paflions '• of individuals fhould be fubje&ed, but " that, even in the mafs and body, as well " as in the individuals, the inclinations of " men mould be frequently thwarted, " their will controled, and their paflions '* brought into fubje&ion....
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The Beauties of the Late Right Hon. Edmund Burke: Selected from ..., Volume 2

Edmund Burke - 1798 - 350 pages
...SOCIETY requires not only that the paffions of individuals mould be fubjected, but that even in the mf$ and body as well as in the individuals, the inclinations of men mould frequently be thwarted, their will controlled, and their paffions brought into fubje6tion. This...
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The Historical, biographical, literary, and scientific magazine ..., Volume 2

Robert Bisset - 1800 - 678 pages
...reckoned the want, out of civil society, of a sufficient restraint upon their passions. Society lequires not only that the passions of individuals should be...into subjection. This can only be done by a power tut of themselves; and not, in the exercise of its function, subject to that will and to those passion-,...
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The Life of Edmund Burke: Comprehending and Impartial Account of ..., Volume 2

Robert Bisset - 1800 - 490 pages
...wants should be provided for by this wisdom. Among these wants is to be reckoned the want, out of civil society, of a sufficient restraint upon their passions....inclinations of men should frequently be thwarted, their will controuled, and their passions brought into subjection. This can only be done by a power out uj themselves...
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The Life of Edmund Burke: Comprehending and Impartial Account of ..., Volume 2

Robert Bisset - 1800 - 488 pages
...Among these wants is to be reckoned the want, out of civil society, of a sufficient restraint iipon their passions. Society requires not only that the...inclinations of men should frequently be thwarted, their will controuled, and their passions brought into subjection. This can only be done by a Power out of themselves...
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The Works of ... Edmund Burke, Volume 5

Edmund Burke - 1803 - 458 pages
...Society requires not only that the paffions of individuals Qiould be fubjected, but that even in the mafs and body as well as in the individuals, the inclinations of men fhould frequently be thwarted, their will controlled, and their paffions brought into fubjection. This...
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The Works of the Honourable James Wilson, L. L. D.: Late One of ..., Volume 2

James Wilson - 1804 - 514 pages
...question, Mr. Burke, in the spirit of his late creed/ has answered in the negative. " Society," says he, " requires not only that the passions of individuals...This can only be done by a power out of themselves." This nega* tive answer has been, from time immemorial, the strong hold of tyranny : and if this negative...
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