 | Adam Smith - 1795 - 402 pages
...religioufly obferve what, by ** CICERO, is juftly called the divine maxim of PLATO, never to " ufe violence to his country no more than to his parents....as well as he can, his public arrangements to the u confirmed habits and prejudices of the people; and will remedy, " as well as he can, the inconveniencies... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1804 - 408 pages
...will religioufly oblerve what, by Cicero, is juftly called the divine maxim of Plato, never to ufe violence to his • country no more than to his parents. He will accommodate, as well as he can, hi* public arrangements to the confirmed habits and prejudices of the people; and will re* medy, as... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1811 - 620 pages
...often cannot annihilate without great, vio" lence. When he cannot conquer the rooted prejudices 01* _ " the people by reason and persuasion, lie will not...what, by Cicero, is justly called the divine maxim of Pla" to, never to use violence to his country no more than to his " parents. He will accommodate, as... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1811 - 596 pages
..." religioufly obferve what, by Cicero, is juftly " called the divine maxim of Plato, never " to ufe violence to his country no more than " to his parents....accommodate, as " well as he can, his public arrangements td ** the confirmed habits and prejudices of the " people ; and will remedy, as well as he can, " the... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1817 - 776 pages
...great violence. When he cannot conquer the rooted prejudices of the people by reason and persuasion, he will not attempt to subdue them by force, but will...Plato, never to use violence to his country, no more I than to his parents. He will accommodate, as well as he can, his public arrangements to the confirmed... | |
 | Sarah Renou - 1817 - 250 pages
...great violence. When he cannot conquer the rooted prejudices of the people by reason and persuasion, he will not attempt to subdue them by force ; but will religiously observe what, by Cicero, is j ustly called the divine maxim of Plato, never to use violence to his country, no more than to his... | |
 | William Draper - 1830 - 44 pages
...great violence. When he cannot conquer the rooted prejudices of the people by reason and persuasion, he will not attempt to subdue them by force; but will...Plato, never to use violence to his country, no more 29 than to his parents. He will accommodate, as well as he can, his public arrangements to the confirmed... | |
 | Lives - 1833 - 588 pages
...great violence. When he cannot conquer the rooted prejudices of the people by reason and persuasion, he will not attempt to subdue them by force; but will...Plato, never to use violence to his country, no more 29 than to his parents. He will accommodate, as well as he can, his public arrangements to the confirmed... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1833 - 606 pages
...great violence. When he cannot conquer the rooted prejudices of the people by reason and persuasion, he will not attempt to subdue them by force; but will...the divine maxim of Plato, never to use violence to bis country, no more than to his parents. He will accommodate, as well as he can, his public arrangements... | |
 | John Sinclair - 1837 - 816 pages
...what he cannot annihilate without great violence." He farther adds, " He" (the economical reformer) " will religiously observe, what by Cicero is justly...violence to his country no more than to his parents.'" The following passage to the same effect was from the writings of David Hume. "In all cases it must... | |
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Though he should consider some of them as in some measure abusive, he will content himself with moderating what he often cannot annihilate without great violence. When he cannot conquer the rooted prejudices of the people by reason and persuasion, he... 
