 | James Freeman Clarke - 1886 - 476 pages
...Burke gives to this mechanism an unfortunate name, calling these moral habits " prejudices." He says, " Prejudice is of ready application in the emergency...decision, sceptical, puzzled, and unresolved. Prejudice renders the man's virtue his habit, and not a series of unconnected acts. Through just prejudice his... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1886 - 276 pages
...reason, has a motive to give action to that reason, and an affection which will give it -!,' permanence. Prejudice is of ready application in the emergency;...decision, sceptical, puzzled, and Unresolved. Prejudice renders a man's virtue his habit; and not a series of unconnected acts. Through just prejudice, his... | |
 | James Freeman Clarke - 1886 - 514 pages
...Burke gives to this mechanism an unfortunate name, calling these moral habits "prejudices." He says, " Prejudice is of ready application in the emergency...decision, sceptical, puzzled, and unresolved. Prejudice renders the man's virtue his habit, and not a series of unconnected acts. Through just prejudice his... | |
 | William Edward Hartpole Lecky - 1887 - 656 pages
...reason has a motive to give action to that reason, and an affection which will give it permanence. Prejudice is of ready application in the emergency....decision, sceptical, puzzled, and unresolved. Prejudice renders a man's virtue his habit and not a series of unconnected acts.. Through just prejudice his... | |
 | Edward FitzGerald - 1887 - 544 pages
...reason, has a motive to give action to that reason, and an affection which will give it permanence. Prejudice is of ready application in the emergency:...decision, sceptical, puzzled, and unresolved. Prejudice renders a man's virtue his habit, and not a series of unconnected acts. Burke. MUSIC. " MUCH music... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1890 - 568 pages
...reason, has a motive to give action * to that reason, and an affection which will give it permanence. Prejudice is of ready application in the emergency...decision, sceptical, puzzled, and unresolved. Prejudice | srenders a man's virtue his habit ; and not a series of uncon- I nected acts. Through just prejudice,... | |
 | Edward Adolphus Seymour Duke of Somerset - 1893 - 572 pages
...number of sentiments already enlisted on his side. " Prejudice," as Burke says in speaking its eulogy, " is of ready application in the emergency ; it previously engages the mind in a steady course, and does not leave the man hesitating in the moment of decision, sceptical, puzzled, and unresolved.... | |
 | Edward Adolphus Seymour Duke of Somerset - 1893 - 572 pages
...enlisted on his side. " Prejudice," as Burke says in speaking its eulogy, " is of readyapplication in the emergency ; it previously engages the mind in a steady course, and does not leave the man hesitating in the moment of decision, sceptical, puzzled, and unresolved.... | |
 | Henry MacArthur - 1897 - 314 pages
...reason, has a motive to give action to that reason, and an affection which will give it permanence. Prejudice is of ready application in the emergency...decision, sceptical, puzzled, and unresolved.' Prejudice renders a man's virtue his habit, and not a series of unconnected acts. Through just prejudice, his... | |
 | John Morley - 1898 - 422 pages
...way parallel to Burke's memorable exaltation over reason of prejudice. ' Prejudice,' said Burke, ' previously engages the mind in a steady course of...decision, sceptical, puzzled, and unresolved. Prejudice renders a man's virtue his habit, and not a series of unconnected acts; through just prejudice his... | |
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Prejudice is of ready application in the emergency ; it previously engages the mind in a steady course of wisdom and virtue, and does not leave the man hesitating in the moment of decision, sceptical, puzzled, and unresolved. Prejudice renders a man's... 
