 You do not imagine, that I wish to confine power, authority, and distinction to blood, and names, and titles. No, Sir. There is no qualification for government but virtue and wisdom, actual or presumptive.  The Political Philosophy of Burke - Page 159by John MacCunn - 1913 - 272 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - 1790 - 380 pages
...from reafonable men. You do not imagine, that I wifh to confine power, authority, and ..diftinction to blood, and names, and titles. N*o, Sir. There is no qualification for govern* Ecclefiafticus, chap, xxxviii. verfe 24,25. " The wif" dom of a learned man cometh by opportunity... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1790 - 370 pages
...come from reafonable men. You do not imagine^ that I wifh to confine power, authority, and diftinction to blood, and names, and titles. No, Sir. There is no qualification for govern• Ecclefiailicus, chap. xxxviii. verfe 24, 25. " The wif" dom of a learned man cometh by opportunity... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - 1791 - 202 pages
...you have adopted has " You do not imagine that I wifh to confine power, authority, and " diftincYion, to blood, and names, and titles. No, Sir, there is " no qualification for government but true virtue and wifdom. " Wherever they are aftually found, they have, In whatever ftate, " condition,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 636 pages
...come from reafonable men. You do not imagine, that I wifh to confine power, authority, and diltinction to blood, and names, and titles. No, Sir. There is no qualification for government, but virtue and wifdom, actual or pre-1 fumptive. Wherever they are actually found, they have, in whatever ftate, condition,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 458 pages
...come from reafonable men. You do not imagine, that I wifh to confine power, authority, and diftin&ion to blood, and names, and titles. No, Sir. There is no qualification for government but virtue and wifdom, actual or prefumptive. Whereever they are actually found, they have, in whatever ftate, condition,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 212 pages
...of permanent property, of education, and of such habits as enlarge and liberalize the understanding. You do not imagine, that I wish to confine power,...and distinction to blood, and names, and titles. No. There is no qualification for government -but virtue and wisdom, actual or presumptive. Wherever they... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1807 - 512 pages
...reason will presume to be included in all the general propositions which come from reasonable men. You do not imagine, that I wish to confine power,...government but virtue and wisdom, actual or presumptive. Whereever they are actually found, they have, in whatever state, condition, profession or trade, the... | |
 | John Bristed - 1811 - 556 pages
...permanent property, of education, and of such habits as enlarge and liberalize the understanding. " There is no qualification for government but virtue...or trade, the passport of Heaven to human place and honor. Woe to the country which would madly and impiously reject the service of the talents and virtues,... | |
 | John Bristed - 1811 - 554 pages
...such habits as enlarge and liberalize the understanding. "There is no qualification for government hut virtue and wisdom, actual or presumptive. Wherever...or trade, the passport of Heaven to human place and honor. Woe to the country which would madly and impiously reject the service of the talents and virtues,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1814 - 258 pages
...included in all the general propositions which come from reasonable men. You do not imagine, that 1 wish to confine power, authority, and distinction...the passport of heaven to human place, and honour. Woe to the country which would madly and impiously reject the service of the talents and virtues, civil,... | |
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