The Pocket Lacon: Comprising Nearly One Thousand Extracts from the Best Authors, Том 1John Taylor Lea & Blanchard, 1839 |
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... true understanding of the po- litical science it is , in the first place , necessary to perceive , that all government , abstractedly considered , is an evil . Like medicine , it is often a necessary evil - the lesser of two evils ; but ...
... true understanding of the po- litical science it is , in the first place , necessary to perceive , that all government , abstractedly considered , is an evil . Like medicine , it is often a necessary evil - the lesser of two evils ; but ...
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... true . - Demosthenes . XLVII . The Good and Evil Things of Life , The difference of the degrees in which the individuals of a great commu- nity enjoy the good things of life has been a theme of de- claration and discontent in all ages ...
... true . - Demosthenes . XLVII . The Good and Evil Things of Life , The difference of the degrees in which the individuals of a great commu- nity enjoy the good things of life has been a theme of de- claration and discontent in all ages ...
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... true greatness , or the rocks on which he split , and sunk to infamy . And how can we more effectually , or in a more entertaining manner , learn the important lesson , what we ought to pursue , and what to avoid ? -Burgh's Dignity of ...
... true greatness , or the rocks on which he split , and sunk to infamy . And how can we more effectually , or in a more entertaining manner , learn the important lesson , what we ought to pursue , and what to avoid ? -Burgh's Dignity of ...
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... true , " if they do not incur the penalty of the law . It is amusing to hear those , who thrive by the vices and follies of others , and fatten on the corruption of so- ciety , boast of their civilization , and adduce the multipli- city ...
... true , " if they do not incur the penalty of the law . It is amusing to hear those , who thrive by the vices and follies of others , and fatten on the corruption of so- ciety , boast of their civilization , and adduce the multipli- city ...
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... true authors of the Ptolemaic system ; the Boodhists , followers of Budha , the authors of the Copernican system , as well as of the doctrine of attraction ; and probably the established religion of the Greeks , and the Eleusinian ...
... true authors of the Ptolemaic system ; the Boodhists , followers of Budha , the authors of the Copernican system , as well as of the doctrine of attraction ; and probably the established religion of the Greeks , and the Eleusinian ...
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