 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...amiss in the constitution, or in the conduct of government. The people have no interest in disorder. When they do wrong, it is their error, and not their...But with the governing part of the state, it is far otherwise. They certainly may act ill by design, as well as by mistake. " Les revolutions qui arrivent... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1784 - 136 pages
...been ib, frequently and outrageoufly, both in other countries and in this. But I do fay, that in alt difputes between them and their rulers, the prefumption...the State, it is far otherwife. They certainly may adt ill by defign, as well as by miftake. " Les revolutions " qui ar riven t dans les grands efafs... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 596 pages
...been fo, frequently and outrageoully, both in other countries and in this. But I. do fay, that in all difputes between them and their rulers, the prefumption...not their crime. But with the governing part of the ftate, it is far otherwife. They certainly may act ill by defign, as well as by miftake. " Les revolutions... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 604 pages
...fomcthing found amifs in the conftitution, or in the conduct of government. The people have no interetl in diforder. When they do wrong, it is their error,...not their crime. But with the governing part of the ftate, it is far otherwife. They certainly may act ill by defign, as well as by raiftake. ** Les revolutions... | |
 | Civil rights - 1795 - 432 pages
...amiss in the constitution or in the conduct of government. The people have no interest in disorder. When they do wrong it is their error and not their crime. But with the governing party of the state it is far otherH 3 wise. wise. They certainly may act ill by design as well as by... | |
 | William Augustus Miles - Great Britain - 1796 - 232 pages
...in the conftitution, or in the conduct " of government. The people have no intereft *i in diforuer ; when they do wrong, it is their " error, and not their crime ; but with the go^ '* verning part of the ftate it is far othcrwife. '» » ' • " They certainly may aft iirby defign,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 350 pages
...Gentlemen in Briftol. PEOPLE AND GOVERNORS. THE people have no intereft in diforder. When they do wjong, it is their error, and not their crime. But with the governing part of the ftate it is farotherwife. They certainly may act ill by defjgn, as well as by miftake. — Thoughts... | |
 | Charles M'Cormick - 1798 - 402 pages
...act, for afferting, as Mr. BURKE then did, " that the people have no intereft in diforder; — that, when they do wrong, it is their error, and not their crime; but that, with the governing part of the ftate, it is far otherwife, as they may certainly act ill by defign,... | |
 | Readers - 1803 - 250 pages
...fupported, that there has been generally fomething found amifs in the conftitution or in the con Jutft of government. The people have no intereft in diforder....error, and not their crime. But -with the governing party of the flate, it is far otherwife. They certainly may aft ill by defign as well as by miftake.... | |
 | Edmund Burke - English literature - 1803 - 462 pages
...When they do wrong, it is their errour, and not their crime. But with the governing part of the ftate, it is far otherwife. They certainly may act ill by...defign, as well as by miftake. " Les revolutions qui arr'ment " dans Its grands etats ne font point un effect du " hazard, ni du caprice des peuples. Rien... | |
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When popular discontents have been very prevalent, it may well be affirmed and supported that there has been generally something found amiss in the constitution or in the conduct of Government. The people have no interest in disorder. When they do wrong,... 
