Bentley's Quarterly Review, Volume 2R. Bentley, 1860 |
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... object was , by the expulsion of the Austrians , to shatter the only buttress that upholds the crumbling native tyrannies . But the Austrians are not expelled . They still rule over three millions of Italians , and if the treaty of ...
... object was , by the expulsion of the Austrians , to shatter the only buttress that upholds the crumbling native tyrannies . But the Austrians are not expelled . They still rule over three millions of Italians , and if the treaty of ...
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... object in the war , and , judging him by the received ethics of his profession , it is impossible to blame him . By all the rules of kingcraft the blood of fifty thousand men is cheaply shed , if it helps to cement the fabric of a shaky ...
... object in the war , and , judging him by the received ethics of his profession , it is impossible to blame him . By all the rules of kingcraft the blood of fifty thousand men is cheaply shed , if it helps to cement the fabric of a shaky ...
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... object than to gratify his own and his people's cruel and pitiless craving for fame . The devastation and the barbarity which marked the cam- paigns of his marshals on the Rhine can be described by no parallel drawn from modern European ...
... object than to gratify his own and his people's cruel and pitiless craving for fame . The devastation and the barbarity which marked the cam- paigns of his marshals on the Rhine can be described by no parallel drawn from modern European ...
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... the population might have loved con- quest , but now they care heartily for nothing else . Other nations of the European family have each their own special object of ambition , but , with the exception perhaps 10 FRANCE AND EUROPE .
... the population might have loved con- quest , but now they care heartily for nothing else . Other nations of the European family have each their own special object of ambition , but , with the exception perhaps 10 FRANCE AND EUROPE .
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object of ambition , but , with the exception perhaps of Russia , they are all of a peaceful character . England seeks develop- ment of trade , Austria desires the consolidation of her empire , Prussia aims at German influence ...
object of ambition , but , with the exception perhaps of Russia , they are all of a peaceful character . England seeks develop- ment of trade , Austria desires the consolidation of her empire , Prussia aims at German influence ...
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Page 437 - ... the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community against his will is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant. He cannot rightfully be compelled to do or forbear because it will be better for him to do so, because it will make him happier, because in the opinions of others to do so would be wise or even right.
Page 165 - Camelot; And up and down the people go Gazing where the lilies blow Round an island there below, The island of Shalott. Willows whiten, aspens quiver, Little breezes dusk and shiver Thro...
Page 58 - Sweet Swan of Avon ! what a sight it were To see thee in our waters yet appear, And make those flights upon the banks of Thames, That so did take Eliza, and our James...
Page 193 - Sad as the last which reddens over one That sinks with all we love below the verge; So sad, so fresh, the days that are no more.
Page 437 - The only part of the conduct of any one, for which he is amenable to society, is that which concerns others. In the part which merely concerns himself, his independence is, of right, absolute. Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign.
Page 437 - The object of this Essay is to assert one very simple principle, as entitled to govern absolutely the dealings of society with the individual in the way of compulsion and control, whether the means used be physical force in the form of legal penalties, or the moral coercion of public opinion.
Page 452 - If all mankind, minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.
Page 48 - Yes, trust them not: for there is an upstart crow beautified with our feathers, that with his tiger's heart, wrapt in a player's hide, supposes he is as well able to bombast out a blank verse as the best of you; and being an absolute Johannes factotum, is in his own conceit the only Shake-scene in a country.
Page 427 - ... perhaps, who, indeed, are dispersed over the face of the whole earth. But as for them, there are no greater friends to Englishmen and England, when they are out on't, in the world, than they are. And for my...
Page 414 - On My First Daughter Here lies, to each her parents' ruth, Mary, the daughter of their youth; Yet, all heaven's gifts being heaven's due, It makes the father less to rue. At six months...