The nation prompted by ill-will and resentment sometimes impels to war the government, contrary to the best calculations of policy. The government sometimes participates in the national propensity and adopts through passion what reason would reject; at... Life of George Washington - Stran 446avtor: Washington Irving - 1901Celotni ogled - O knjigi
| 1796 - 580 strani
...fomeiimes perhaps the liberty of nations, has been the victim. i So, likewife, a paiïionate attachmenfof one nation for another produces a variety of evils....Sympathy for the favourite nation, facilitating the illuiion of an imaginary common intereft, in cafes where no real common interest exiib, and infilling... | |
| 1796 - 720 strani
...sometimes participates in the national propensity, and adopts, through passion, what reason would rejecl ; at other times, it makes the animosity of the nation subservient to projcds of hostility, instigated by pride, ambition, and other sinister and pernicious motives. The... | |
| 1797 - 856 strani
...often, fometimes, perhaps, the liberty of nations has been the viftim. So, likewife, a paíüonate attachment of one nation for another produces a variety...Sympathy for the favourite nation, facilitating the illufion of an imaginary common intereft in cafes •uhere no real common intereft exills, and infufing... | |
| John Debritt - 1797 - 546 strani
...liberty of nations has been the viftim. So, likewife, a paffionate attachment of one nation for anothef produces a variety of evils. Sympathy for the favourite nation, facilitating the infuiion of an imaginary common interelr, in cafes where no real common intereft exilts, and infilling... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1800 - 788 strani
...often, fometimes, perhaps, the liberty of nations, has been the victim. So, likewife, a paliionate attachment of one nation for another produces a variety...Sympathy for the favourite nation, facilitating the infufion of an imaginary common inu-'-eft, in cales where no real common interelt exilis, and h; filling... | |
| 1800 - 776 strani
...often, fometimes, perhaps, the liberty of nations, has been the victim. So, likewile, я palDonate attachment of one nation for another produces a variety of evils. Sympathy for the favourite nation. fácil taling the in tu lion ot' an imaginary common intereft, in cales where no real common intereu... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1800 - 786 strani
...often, fome-. times, perhaps, .the liberty of nations, has been the victim. So, likewile, a paffionate attachment of one nation for another produces a variety of evils. Sympathy for the favourite nation, facil tating the infulion of an imaginary common intereft, in cafes where no real common intereft exilts,... | |
| 1800 - 286 strani
...and fcmetimes, perhaps, the liberty of nations has been the riftim.*.. ,• So likewife, a paffionate attachment of one nation for 'another, produces a variety of evils. Sympathy for the » favorite nation facilitating the illuSion of an imaginary common imereft in cafes where no real... | |
| 1802 - 440 strani
...government sometimes participates in the national propensity, and adopts through passion what reason would reject ; at other times, it makes the animosity...sinister and pernicious motives. The peace often, and sometimes, perhaps, the liberty of nations has been the victim. So, likewise, a passionate attachment... | |
| 654 strani
...the liberty, of nations has been the vittim. So likewiic a pallionate attachment of one nation fir another produces a variety of evils. Sympathy for the favourite nation, facilitating the inrulion of an imaginary common interelt, in calcs where no real com* inon intereft exiib, and infilling... | |
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