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Burke , on the other hand , saw it as a terrible power , for ' liberty , when men act in bodies , is power ' . Since , Paine retorted , that “ it is power , and not principles , that Mr. Burke venerates ' ...
Burke , on the other hand , saw it as a terrible power , for ' liberty , when men act in bodies , is power ' . Since , Paine retorted , that “ it is power , and not principles , that Mr. Burke venerates ' ...
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But on the other hand it had many and great advantages of its own . ... In other words , their defect , for in every nation and every individual put your hand upon the defect of a nation and you will find there its excellence , and upon ...
But on the other hand it had many and great advantages of its own . ... In other words , their defect , for in every nation and every individual put your hand upon the defect of a nation and you will find there its excellence , and upon ...
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In the hands of priests the God of history had been the instrument of oppression : Earth groans beneath religion's iron age , And priests dare to babble of a God of peace , Even whilst their hands are red with guiltless blood .
In the hands of priests the God of history had been the instrument of oppression : Earth groans beneath religion's iron age , And priests dare to babble of a God of peace , Even whilst their hands are red with guiltless blood .
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Contents
Acknowledgements | 6 |
List of Illustrations | 7 |
The Age of Romanticism | 9 |
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