 | 1791 - 508 Seiten
...government is, 1 anfwer, that. for any praftical purpofe, it is what the people think fo; and that they, and not I, are the natural, lawful, and competent judges of this matter.'' .In this elegant ftyle of polite irony does the refpectable and learned Baronet addrefs Mr. Burke from... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 676 Seiten
...government is, I anfwer, that, for any pra&ical purpofe, it is what the people think fo ; and that they, and not I, are the natural, lawful, and competent...me a greater degree of authority over them than is confiftent with any correct ideas of perfect freedom, I ought to thank them for fo great a trull, and... | |
 | Thomas Paine, Edward Hodgson - 1792 - 140 Seiten
...practical purpofe, it is " what the people think fo ; and that they, and not ** I, are the natural, _Uwful, and competent judges " of this matter. If they practically...a <* greater degree of authority over them than is con** liftent with any correct ideas of perfect freedom, I ** ought to thank them for fo great a truft... | |
 | John Wilde - 1793 - 688 Seiten
...it is what the people think fo, and that they " and not I, are the natural, lawful, and compe" tent judges of this matter. If they practically " allow...a greater degree of authority over " them than is confiflent with any correct ideas of " perfect: freedom, I ought to thank them for fo " great a truft,... | |
 | 1795 - 432 Seiten
...government is, I, answer, that, for any practical purpose, it is what p the the people think so; and that they, and not I, are the natural, lawful, and competent judges of this matter. I never knew a writer on the theory of government so partial to authority, as not to allow, that the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1801 - 368 Seiten
...government is, I anfwer, that, for any practical purpofe, it is what the people think fo ; and that they, and not I, are the natural, lawful, and competent...me a greater degree of authority over them than is confrftent with any correct ideas of perfect freedom, I ought to thank them for fo great a truft, and... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 452 Seiten
...; and that they, and not I, are the oiatural, lawful, and competent judges of this matter. If ithey practically allow me 'a greater degree of authority over them than is confiftent with any correct ideas of perfect freedom, I ought to thank them for fo great a truft, and... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1807 - 560 Seiten
...government is, I answer that, for any practical purpose, it is what the people think so ; and that they, and not I, are the natural, lawful, and competent...have reasoned amiss, and that having gone so far, by analogy, they must hereafter have no enjoyment but by my pleasure. If we had seen this done by any... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1807 - 484 Seiten
...case. If any ask me what a free government is, I answer, that it is what the people think so ; and that they, and not I, are the natural, lawful, and competent...have reasoned amiss, and that having gone so far, by analogy, they must hereafter have no enjoyment but by my plcastire. Gentlemen, I am sorry to feel my... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1807 - 492 Seiten
...case. If any ask me what a free government is, I answer, that it is what the people think so ; and that they, and not I, are the natural, lawful, and competent...have reasoned amiss, and that having gone so far, by analogy, they must hereafter have no enjoyment but by my pleasure. Gentlemen, I am sorry to feel my... | |
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If any ask me what a free government is, I answer that, for any practical purpose, it is what the people think so; and that they, and not I, are the natural, lawful, and competent judges of this matter. 
