 To provide for us in our necessities is not in the power of government. It would be a vain presumption in statesmen to think they can do it. The people maintain them, and not they the people. It is in the power of government to prevent much, evil ; it...  Writings and Speeches - Side 134af Edmund Burke - 1901Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Edmund Burke - 1800 - 76 sider
...power of Government. It would be a vain prefumption in ftatefmen to think they can do it. The people maintain them, and not they the people. It is in the...Government to prevent much evil ; it can do very little pofitive good in this, or perhaps in any thing elfe. It is not only fo of the ftate and ftatefman,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 438 sider
...power of" government. It would be a vain prefumption in "ftatefmen to think they can do it. The people maintain them, and not they the people. It is in the...government to prevent much evil ; it can do very little pofitive good in this, or perhaps in any thing elfe. It is not only fo of the ftate and ftatefman,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 sider
...in odious power, ended always, I may say without an exception., in contemptible imbecility. * * * * It is in the power of government to prevent much evil...do very little positive good in this, or perhaps in any thing else. * * * * As to government, if I might recommend a prudent caution to them, — it would... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 228 sider
...in odious power, ended always, I may say without an exception, in contemptible imbecility. * * * * It is in the power of government to prevent much evil...do very little positive good in this, or perhaps in any thing else. * * * * As to government, if I might recommend a prudent caution to them, — it would... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1807 - 540 sider
...power of government. It would be a vain presumption in statesmen ro think they can do it. The people maintain them, and not they the people. It is in the...do very little positive good in this, or perhaps in any thing else. Ic is not only so of the state and statesman, but of all the classes and descriptions... | |
 | John Bristed - 1811 - 554 sider
...power of government. It would be a vain presumption in statesmen to think they can do it. The people maintain them, and not they the people. It is in the...do very little positive good, in this or perhaps in any thing else. It is not only so of the state and statesman, but of all the classes and descriptions... | |
 | John Bristed - 1811 - 556 sider
...power of government. It would be a vain presumption in statesmen to think they can do it. The people maintain them,: and not they the people. It is in...do very little positive good, in this or perhaps in any thing else. It is not only so of the state and statesman, but of all the classes and descriptions... | |
 | Edmond Burke - 1815 - 240 sider
...in odious power, ended always, I may say without an exception, in contemptible imbecility. * * * » It is in the power of government to prevent much evil...do very little positive good in this, or perhaps in any thing else. * * * * As to government, if I might recommend a prudent caution to them, — it would... | |
 | sir James Prior - 1826 - 1108 sider
...power of government. It would be a vain presumption in statesmen to think they can do it. The people maintain them, and not they the people. It is in the...do very little positive good in this or perhaps in any thing else. It is not only so of the state and statesman, but of all the classes and descriptions... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1834 - 662 sider
...presumption in statesmen to think they can do it. The people maintain them, and not they the people. It is the power of government to prevent much evil ; it...do very little positive good in this, or perhaps in any thing else. It is not only so of the state and statesman, but of all the classes and descriptions... | |
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