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" All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter. We balance inconveniences ; we give and take ; we remit some rights that we may enjoy others ; and we choose rather to... "
Select British Eloquence; Embracing the Best Speeches Entire, of the Most ... - Page 287
by Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1852
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke: A vindication of natural ...

Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...argument and logical illation. We Englishmen stop very short of the principles upon which we support any given part of our constitution ; or even the whole...prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter. We balance inconveniences ; we give and take ; we remit some rights that we may enjoy others ; and we...
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The Hibernian Magazine, Or, Compendium of Entertaining Knowledge, Volume 5

1775 - 868 pages
...even the whole of it together. I could eafily, if I had not already tired you, give you very ftriking and convincing instances of it. This is nothing but...benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent ail, is founded on compromife and barter. We balance iuconvenlenciej : we give and take ; we remit...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Collected in Three Volumes ...

Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 676 pages
...together. I could eafily, if 1 had not already tired you, give you very ftriking and convincing inftances of it. This is nothing but what is natural and proper....every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromife and barter. We balance inconveniencies ; we give and take ; we remit fome rights, that we...
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An Address to the Lately Formed Society of the Friends of the People

John Wilde - France - 1793 - 688 pages
...fupport any given part of our " conftitution, or eren the whole of it together. Tliis is no" thing but what is natural and proper. All Government, "...every virtue, " and every prudent act, is founded on compromife and barter. " We balance inconveniencies ; we give and take ; we remit " fome rights that...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 3

Edmund Burke - France - 1801 - 368 pages
...together. I could eafily, if I had not already tired you, give you very ftriking and convincing inftances of it. This is nothing but what is natural and proper....every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromife and barter. We balance inconveniencies ; we give and take ; we remit fome rights, that we...
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The Works of ... Edmund Burke, Volume 3

Edmund Burke - English literature - 1803 - 452 pages
...together. I could eafily, if I had not already tired you, give you very ftriking and convincing inftances of it. This is nothing but what is natural and proper....government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromife and barter. We balance inconveniences...
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Maxims and opinions, moral, political and economical, with ..., Volume 1

Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 pages
...argument and logical illation. We Englishmen stop very short of the principles upon which we support any given part of our constitution ; or even the whole...prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter. We balance inconveniencies ; we give and take ; we remit some rights, that we may enjoy others ; and,...
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Maxims and Opinions: Moral, Political, and Economical, with Characters from ...

Edmund Burke - Political science - 1804 - 228 pages
...argument and logical illation. We Englishmen stop very short of the principles upon which we support any given part of our constitution ; or even the whole...prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter. We balance inconveniencies ; we give and take ; we remit some rights, that we may enjoy others ; and,...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 2

Edmund Burke - Political science - 1807 - 560 pages
...argument and logical illation. We Englishmen stop very short of the principles upon which we support any given part of our constitution ; or even the whole...prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter. We balance inconveniences ; we give and take ; we remit some rights, that we may enjoy others ; and, we...
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Select Speeches, Forensick and Parliamentary: With Prefatory Remarks, Volume 1

Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 518 pages
...support any given part of our constitution ; or even the whole of it together. I could easily, if 1 had not already tired you, give you very striking...prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter. We balance inconveniences ; we give and take ; we remit some rights, that we may enjoy others ; and, we...
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