 ... give it more precision, more energy, more effect by their declarations, such laws enter into the sanctuary, and participate in the sacredness of its character. But the man who quotes as precedents the abuses of tyrants and robbers pollutes the very...  The Works of Edmund Burke - Page 59by Edmund Burke - 1839Full view - About this book
 | Peter Burke - Politicians - 1845 - 490 pages
...the abuses of tyrants and robbers, pollutes the very fountain of Justice, destroys the foundations of all law, and thereby removes the only safeguard against evil men, whether governing or governed — the guard which prevents governors from becoming tyrants, and the governed... | |
 | William Henry Seward - California - 1850 - 24 pages
...robbers, pollutes the very fountains of justice, destroys the founrlations of all law, and therefore removes the only safeguard against evil men, whether...becoming tyrants, and the governed from becoming rebels." There was deep philosophy In the confession of an eminent Englishjudge. When he had condemned a young... | |
 | William Henry Seward - United States - 1853 - 658 pages
...robbers, pollutes the very fountains of justice, destroys the foundations of all law, and therefore removes the only safeguard against evil men, whether...becoming tyrants, and the governed from becoming rebels." There was deep philosophy in the confession of an eminent English judge. When he had condemned a young... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1857 - 528 pages
...the abuses of tyrants and robbers, pollutes the very fountain of Justice, destroys the foundations of all law, and thereby removes the only safeguard against...governors from becoming tyrants, and the governed trom becoming rebels. I hope your lordships will not think that I have unnecessarily occupied your... | |
 | Edward Everett, Charles Sumner - Amazon River - 1854 - 234 pages
...of justice, destroys the foundations of «11 law, and therefore removes the only safeguard agninst evil men, whether governors or governed ; the guard...becoming tyrants, and the governed from becoming rebels." There was deep philosophy in the confession of an eminent English judge. When he had condemned a young... | |
 | 1854 - 136 pages
...rohhers, pollutes the very fountains of lustice, destroys the foundations of all law, and therefore removes the only safeguard against evil men, whether governors or governed ; the guard which prevents governor* from hecoming tyrants, and the governed from hecoming rehels." There was deep philosophy... | |
 | Compromise of 1850 - 1854 - 144 pages
...rollers, pollutes the very fountains of justice, destroys the foundations of all law, and therefore removes the only safeguard against evil men, whether governors or governed ; the guard which prevente gov^rnore from becoming iyrants, and the governed from becoming rebels." To conclude on this... | |
 | Peter Burke - Philosophy - 1854 - 346 pages
...all law, and thereby removes the only safeguard against evil men, whether governing or governed—the guard which prevents governors from becoming tyrants, and the governed from becoming rebels." Mr. Burke continued the whole of that day to open the charges. The next day he reached to a portion... | |
 | Peter Burke - Philosophy - 1854 - 340 pages
...the abuses of tyrants and robbers, pollutes the very fountain of justice, destroys the foundations of all law, and thereby removes the only safeguard against evil men, whether governing or governed — the guard which prevents governors from becoming tyrants, and the governed... | |
 | George E. Baker - 1855 - 424 pages
...rob bers, pollutes the very fountains of justice, destroys the foundations of all law, and therefore removes the only safeguard against evil men, whether...becoming tyrants, and the governed from becoming rebels." There was deep philosophy in the confession of an eminent English judge. When he had condemned a young... | |
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