 For though hereditary wealth, and the rank which goes with it, are too much idolized by creeping sycophants, and the blind, abject admirers of power, they are too rashly slighted in shallow speculations of the petulant, assuming, shortsighted coxcombs...  Maxims, Opinions and Characters, Moral, Political, and Economical - Page 26by Edmond Burke - 1815Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - France - 1790 - 380 pages
...being amongft the beft, they are at the very worft, the ballaft in the veffel of the commonwealth. For though hereditary wealth, and the rank which goes with it, are too much idolized by creeping fycophants, and the blind abject admirers of power, they are too rafhly ffighted in fhallow fpeculations... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 636 pages
...being among the beft, they are at the very worft, the ballaft in the velTel of the commonwealth. For though hereditary wealth, and the rank which goes with it, are too much idolized by creeping fycophants, and the blind abjecl admirers of power, they are too rafhly flighted in fhallow fpeculations... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 350 pages
...being among the be-ft, they are at the very woyft, the ballaft in the vefjfel of the commonwealth. For though. hereditary wealth, and the rank which goes with it, are too much idolized by creeping fycophants, and the blind abjcct admirers of power, they are too rafhly flighted in fhallow fpeculations... | |
 | Edmund Burke - English literature - 1803 - 458 pages
...being amongft the beft, they are at the very worft, the ballaft in the veflel of the commonwealth. For though hereditary wealth, and the rank which goes with it, are too much idolized by creeping fycophants, and the blind abject admirers of power, they are too rafhly ffighted in fhallow fpeculations... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1807 - 512 pages
...being amongst the best, they are at the very worst, the ballast in the vessel of the commonwealth. For though hereditary wealth, and the rank which goes...given to birth, is neither unnatural, nor unjust, nor impolitick. It is said that twenty-four millions ought to prevail over two hundred thousand. True ;... | |
 | John Bristed - Debts, Public - 1811 - 556 pages
...being among the best. they are, at the very worst. the ballast in the vessel of the commonwealth. For though hereditary wealth, and the rank which goes...admirers of power, they are too rashly slighted in the shallow speculations of the petulant, assuming, short-sighted coxcombs of philosophy. Some decent... | |
 | John Bristed - Debts, Public - 1811 - 554 pages
...being among the best, they are, at the very worst, the ballast in the vessel of the commonwealth. For though hereditary wealth, and the rank which goes...admirers of power, they are too rashly slighted in the s/ia/lom speculations of the petulant, assuming, short-sighted coxcombs of philosophy. Some decent... | |
 | Edmund Burke - France - 1814 - 258 pages
...being amongst the best, they are, at the very worst, the ballast in the vessel of the commonwealth. For though hereditary wealth, and the rank which goes...birth, is neither unnatural, nor unjust, nor impolitic. It is said, that twenty-four millions ought to prevail over two hundred thousand. True; if the constitution... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1815 - 464 pages
...being among the best, they are at the very worst, the ballast in the vessel of the commonwealth. For though hereditary wealth, and the rank which goes...preference (not exclusive appropriation) given to birth, is neithe? unnatural, nor unjust, nor impolitick. It is said, that twenty-four millions ought to prevail... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 362 pages
...being amongst the best, they are, at the very worst, the ballast in the vessel of the commonwealth. For though hereditary wealth, and the rank which goes...assuming, shortsighted coxcombs of philosophy. Some decent regnlatcd pre-eminence, some preference (not exclusive appropriation) given to birth, is neither unnatural,... | |
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