 contrivance, and as well fitted for the oppression, impoverishment, and degradation of a people, and the debasement in them of human nature itself, as ever proceeded from the perverted ingenuity of man.  The Living Age - Pagina 3981873Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Sydney Smith - 1826 - 136 pagina’s
...contrivance, as well fitted for the oppression, imprisonment, and degradation of a people, and the debasement of human nature itself, as ever proceeded from the perverted ingenuity of man." It is in vain t» say that these cruelties were laws of political safety ; such has always been the... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1832 - 346 pagina’s
...may be brought by civilized man. It was truly, as Burke calls it, " a machine of wise and elaborate contrivance, and as well fitted for the oppression,...ever proceeded from the perverted ingenuity of man." There was more blood drawn by Dioclesian, and other heathen bunglers in persecution ; but the refinement... | |
 | 1833 - 796 pagina’s
...time that the Parliament had completed that Penal Code which the great Burke pronounced, " a machine, as well fitted for the oppression, impoverishment...ever proceeded from the perverted ingenuity of man." When, in concluding this hasty retrospect, we add to the abovementioned cases, the ill-judged zeal... | |
 | John HOPPUS - 1835 - 82 pagina’s
...consistency ; well-digested, and well-composed in " all its parts. It was a machine of wise and elabo" rate contrivance ; and as well fitted for the " oppression,...human " nature itself, as ever proceeded from the per" verted ingenuity of man. They who carried on " this system were quite certain that no complaints... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1835 - 620 pagina’s
...machine of wise and elaborate contrivance ; and as well fitted for the oppression, impoverishment, ami degradation of a people, and the debasement, in them,...ever proceeded from the perverted ingenuity of man. It is a thing humiliating enough, that we are doubtful of the effect of the medicines we compound.... | |
 | 1837 - 828 pagina’s
...framed laws in which human " cruelty seemed exhausted"^—laws " as well fitted," it has been said, for the oppression, impoverishment and degradation...proceeded from the perverted ingenuity of man,"|| and, having thus acted as the tormentors of Roman Catholics for more than half a century of power,... | |
 | John Ramsay McCulloch - 1837 - 712 pagina’s
...consistency; well digested and well composed in all its parts. It was a machine of wise and elaborate contrivance ; and as well fitted for the oppression, impoverishment, and degradation of the people, and the debasement in them of human nature itself, as ever proceeded from the perverted... | |
 | Joseph Marie comte de Maistre - 1838 - 130 pagina’s
...inhumanity, and oppression. " They are a system," says Mr. Burke, " as well fated for the debasement of human nature itself, as ever proceeded from the perverted ingenuity of man." In fact, they are the violation of every principle, both human, and divine,—of every law, moral, social,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1839 - 548 pagina’s
...consistency ; well digested and well composed in all its parts. It was a machine of wise and elaborate contrivance; and as well fitted for the oppression,...ever proceeded from the perverted ingenuity of man. It is a thing humiliating enough, that we are doubtful of the effect of the medicines we compound.... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1839 - 546 pagina’s
...consistency; well digested and well composed in all its parts. It was a machine of ¿vise and elaborate contrivance; and as well fitted for the oppression,...ever proceeded from the perverted ingenuity of man. It is S I a' •i ‘SIR HERCULES LANGRISHE, M. ‘P. ¿ a thing humiliating enot¿gh, that we are... | |
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