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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 Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke - Page 79
by Edmund Burke - 1807
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Reflections on the Revolution in France: And on the Proceedings of Certain ...

Edmund Burke - 1814 - 258 pages
...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...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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Thoughts on the Abolition of the Slave Trade, and Civilization of Africa ...

Joseph Marryat - 1816 - 286 pages
...as strongly urged in favour of their masters. As Mr. Burke has observed, " the rights of men are in a sort of middle, " incapable of definition, but not...impossible to " be discerned. The .rights of men, in govern•" ment, are their advantages; and these are " often in balances between differences of good,...
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The British Prose Writers...: Burke's reflections

1821 - 362 pages
...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...subtracting, multiplying, and dividing, morally, and nut metaphysically or mathematically, true moral denominations. By these theorists the right of the...
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Examples of English Prose: From the Reign of Elizabeth to the Present Time ...

George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...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...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: Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the ...

Thomas Paine - 1826 - 470 pages
...government are their advantages ; and these are olten in balances between differences of good ; and in compromises sometimes between good and evil, and...; adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing, morality and not metaphysically or mathematically, true moral demonstrations." As the wondering audience...
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The political works of Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine - 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 - 1828 - 182 pages
...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...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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Remarks on the Use and Abuse of Some Political Terms

Sir George Cornewall Lewis - 1832 - 312 pages
...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 rights of men in government are their advantages; and these are often in balances between differences of good, in compromises...
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The American Quarterly Observer, Volume 1

Bela Bates Edwards - 1833 - 892 pages
...limitation and description, as these ever-varying circumstances. "The rights of men," says Burke, " are in a sort of middle, incapable of definition, but not impossible to be discerned. The rights of man in governments are their advantages ; and these are often in balances between differences of good...
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The Works of Edmund Burke: With a Memoir, Volume 1

Edmund Burke - 1835 - 652 pages
...proportion as they are metaphysically true, they are morally and politically false. The rights of men are in d of exploding general prejudices, employ their sagacity...prejudice, with the reason involved, than to cast substracting, multiplying, and dividing, morally and not metaphysically or mathemati rally, true moral...
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