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Virtue , says Montesquieu , is the principle of republics ; honour , of a monarchy . But it is " honour dishonourable , sin - bred " —it is the honour of trucking a principle for a place , of exchanging our honest convictions for a ...
Virtue , says Montesquieu , is the principle of republics ; honour , of a monarchy . But it is " honour dishonourable , sin - bred " —it is the honour of trucking a principle for a place , of exchanging our honest convictions for a ...
Pagina 284
Depth consists then in tracing any number of particular effects to a general principle , or in distinguishing an un- known cause from the individual and varying circum- stances with which it is implicated , and under which it lurks ...
Depth consists then in tracing any number of particular effects to a general principle , or in distinguishing an un- known cause from the individual and varying circum- stances with which it is implicated , and under which it lurks ...
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He forgets that it was religion that poured it down their throats , and that this principle , mixed with the frailty of human passion , has often been as ready to inflict as to endure . I could make the world good , wise , happy to ...
He forgets that it was religion that poured it down their throats , and that this principle , mixed with the frailty of human passion , has often been as ready to inflict as to endure . I could make the world good , wise , happy to ...
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778-1830 |
| Auteur | William Hazlitt |
| Redacteur | Geoffrey Keynes |
| Uitgever | Random House, 1930 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | Indiana University |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 30 jan 2009 |
| Lengte | 807 pagina's |
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