 Commonwealths are made of families, free commonwealths of parties also ; and we may as well affirm, that our natural regards and ties of blood tend inevitably to make men bad citizens, as that the bonds of our party weaken those by which we are held to...  Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents - Page 107by Edmund Burke - 1784 - 118 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...to degenerate into faction. Commonwealths are made of families, free commonwealths of parties also ; and we may as well affirm, that our natural regards and ties of blood tend inevitably to mak« men bad citizens, as that the bonds of our party weaken those by which we are held to our country.... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1770 - 140 pages
...to every individual in thofe profeffions. Of fuch a nature are connexions in politicks ; eficntially -neceflary for the full performance of our public...our country. Some legiflators went fo far as to make neu- . trality in party a crime againft the State. I do not know whether this might not have been rather... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 212 pages
...to degenerate into faction. Commonwealths are made of families, free commonwealths of parties also ; and we may as well affirm, that our natural regards...bad citizens, as that the bonds of our party weaken those by which we are held to our country. Some legislators went so far as to make neutrality in party... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1806 - 520 pages
...to degenerate into faction. Commonwealths are made of families, free commonwealths of parties also ; and we may as well affirm, that our natural regards...bad citizens, as that the bonds of our party weaken those by which we are held to our country. Some legislators went so far as to make neutrality in party... | |
 | Edmond Burke - English literature - 1815 - 218 pages
...to degenerate into faction. Commonwealths are made of families, free commonwealths of parties also ; and we may as well affirm, that our natural regards...bad citizens, as that the bonds of our party weaken those by which we are held to our country. Some legislators went so far as to make neutrality in party... | |
 | DAVID WILLISON - 1818 - 572 pages
...to degenerate into faction. Commonwealths are made of families, free commonwealths of parties also ; and we may as well affirm, that our natural regards...bad citizens, as that the bonds of our party weaken those by which we are held to our country. — Some legislators went so far as to make neutrality in... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1828 - 182 pages
...to degenerate into faction. Commonwealths are made of families, free commonwealths of parties also ; and we may as well affirm, that our natural regards...bad citizens, as that the bonds of our party weaken those by which we are held to our country. Some legislators went so far as to make neutrality in party... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1834 - 740 pages
...to degenerate into faction. Commonwealths are made of families, free commonwealths of parties also ; and we may as well affirm, that our natural regards...bad citizens, as that the bonds of our party weaken those by which we are held to our country. Some legislators went so far as to make neutrality in party... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1834 - 744 pages
...to degenerate into faction. Commonwealths are made of families, free commonwealths of parties also ; and we may as well affirm, that our natural regards...bad citizens, as that the bonds of our party weaken those by which we are held to our country. Some legislators went so far as to make neutrality in party... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1834 - 648 pages
...degenerate into faction. Commonwealths oro made of families, free commonwealths of parties also ; and wo ss than archangel ruin'tl, and in' excess Oi'elury nbscur'd : citizens,as that the bonds of our party weaken those by which we are held to our country. Some legislators... | |
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