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" It is better to cherish virtue and humanity, by leaving much to free will, even with some loss to the object, than to attempt to make men mere machines and instruments of a political benevolence. The world on the whole will gain by liberty, without which... "
The Literary journal - Page 395
1804
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The Historical Magazine, Or, Classical Library of Public Events ..., Volume 2

1790 - 522 pages
...will, even with Ãîøå lofs to the objeñ, than to attempt to make men mere machines and infiruments of a political benevolence. The world on the whole will gain by a liberty, with» out which virtue cannot exift." Mr. Burke attempts to account for the caufe of that eager rapacity...
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Reflections on the Revolution in France,: And on the Proceedings in Certain ...

Edmund Burke - 1790 - 536 pages
...will, even with fome lofs to the object, than to attempt to make men mere machines and inftruments of a political benevolence. The world on the whole will gain by a liberty, without which virtue canpot exift. When once the commonwealth has eftablifhed the ..i the eftates of the church as property,...
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Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings ..., Issues 1-2

Edmund Burke - 1790 - 370 pages
...employed. It is better to chtrifh virtue and humanity, by leaving much to free will, even with fome lofs to the object, than to attempt to make men mere machines and inftruments of A political benevolence. The world on the whole will gain by a liberty, without which...
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Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings in Certain ...

Edmund Burke - 1790 - 372 pages
...employed. It is better to cherifh virtue and humanity, by leaving much to free will, even with fome lofs to the object, than to attempt to make men mere machines and inftruments of a political benevolence. The world on the whole will gain by a liberty, without which...
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Works, Volume 3

Edmund Burke - 1792 - 636 pages
...employed. It is better to cherifh virtue and humanity, by leaving much to free will, even with fome lofs to the object, than to attempt to make men mere machines and internments of a political benevolence. The world on the whole " will gain by a liberty, without which...
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The Works of ... Edmund Burke, Volume 5

Edmund Burke - 1803 - 458 pages
...employed. It is better to chertth. virtue and humanity, by leaving much to free will, even with fome lofs to the object, than to attempt to make men mere machines and inftruments of a political benevolence. The world on the whole will gain by a liberty, without which...
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Maxims and Opinions: Moral, Political, and Economical, with Characters from ...

Edmund Burke - 1804 - 228 pages
...favour, as the exercise of a virtue most suitable to a. being sensible of its own infirmity. * * * * It is better to cherish virtue and humanity, by leaving much to free will, even with some loss to the at object, than to attempt to make men mere machines and instruments of a political benevolence. The...
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Maxims and opinions, moral, political and economical, with ..., Volume 1

Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 pages
...favour, as the exercise of a virtue most suitable to a being sensible of its own infirmity. * * * * It is better to cherish virtue and humanity, by leaving much to free will, even with some loss to the 21 object, than to attempt to make men mere machines and instruments of a political benevolence. The...
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Reflections on the Revolution in France: And on the Proceedings of Certain ...

Edmund Burke - 1814 - 258 pages
...whole church, revenue is not always employed, and to every shilling, in charity ; nor perhaps ought it; but something, is generally so employed. It is better to cherish virtue and humanity,,.by leaving much to free will, even with some loss to the object, than to attempt to make...
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Maxims, Opinions and Characters, Moral, Political, and Economical, Volume 1

Edmond Burke - 1815 - 240 pages
...and to every shilling, in charity ; nor per haps ought it ; but something is generally so em ployed. It is better to cherish virtue and humanity by leaving much to free will, even with some loss ti the object, than to attempt to make men mere ma chines and instruments of a political benevolence...
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