I do not put abstract ideas wholly out of any question; because I well know that under that name I should dismiss principles, and that without the guide and light of sound, well-understood principles, all reasonings in politics, as in everything else,... Animal Welfare & Human Values - Page 277by Rod Preece, Lorna Chamberlain - 1993 - 334 pagesLimited preview - About this book
| Edmund Burke - 1812 - 586 pages
...***####••«*»*#. I NEVER govern myeelf, no rational man ever did govern himself, by abstractions and unitersals. I do not put abstract ideas wholly out of any question,...name I should dismiss principles ; and that without the guide and light of sound well-understood principles, all reasonings in politicks, as in every thing... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1813 - 600 pages
...1792.* I NEVER govern myself, no rational man ever did govern himself, by abstractions and universals. I do not put abstract ideas wholly out of any question,...name I should dismiss principles ; and that without the guide and light of sound well-understood principles, all reasonings in politics, as in every thing... | |
| United States. Congress - 1826 - 844 pages
...abstraction. "I never govern myself — no rational man ever did gorem himself by abstractions and univcrsals. I do not put abstract ideas wholly out of any question,...name, I should dismiss principles; and that, without the guide and light of sound, well-understood principles, all reasoning in politics, as in every tiling... | |
| United States. Congress - 1826 - 844 pages
..." I never govern mysdf— no rational man ever did govern himself by abstractions and universal». I do not put abstract ideas wholly out of any question, because I well know that, under that name, 1 should dismiss principles; and that, without the guide and light of sound, well-understood principles,... | |
| United States. Congress - 1826 - 842 pages
..." 1 never gofern myself— no rational man ever did govern himself by abstractions and universals. I do not put abstract ideas wholly out of any question, because 1 well know that, under that name, I should dismiss principles; and that, without the guide and light... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1826 - 676 pages
...1792.* I NEVER govern myself, no rational man ever did govern himself, by abstractions and universals. I do not put abstract ideas wholly out of any question, because 1 well know that under that name I should dismiss principles ; and that without the guide and light... | |
| Virginia. Constitutional Convention - 1890 - 928 pages
...political philosophy, that " no rational man ever did govern himself by abstractions and universals." I do not put abstract ideas wholly out of any question, because I know well that under that name I should dismiss principles ; and that without the guide and light of... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1834 - 618 pages
...himself, hy ahstractions and universals. I do not put ahstract ideas wholly out of any question, hecause I well know that under that name I should dismiss principles; and that without the guide and light of sound well- understood principles, all reasonings in politics, as in every thing... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1835 - 620 pages
...******* I NEVER govern myself, no rational man ever did govern himself, by abstractions and universals. to teach it as pure doctrine, and receive a tenth...scripture is no one summary of doctrines regularly the guide and light of sound well-understood principles, all reasonings in politics, as in every thing... | |
| Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1847 - 362 pages
...thy lovely dreams aside, Or lift them unto heaven ! " CHAPTER XXII. ACTING FROM GENERAL PRINCIPLES. " I do not put abstract ideas wholly out of any question,...name, I should dismiss principles; and that without the guide of sound, well-understood principles, all reasonings would be only a confused jumble of particular... | |
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