 Many of our men of speculation, instead of exploding general prejudices, employ their sagacity to discover the latent wisdom which prevails in them. If they find what they seek, and they seldom fail, they think it more wise to continue the prejudice,...  Hume - Page 177by Thomas Henry Huxley - 1902 - 216 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - 1790 - 372 pages
...ofiaen in England, ft may be true. It is not generally fo. K with with the rcafon involved, than to caft away the coat of prejudice, and to leave nothing but the naked reafon; becaufe prejudice, with its reafon, has a motive to give action to that reafon, arid an affection... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 636 pages
...feldom fail, they think it more wife to continue the prejudice, with the reafon involved, than to caft away the coat of prejudice, and to leave nothing but the naked reafon ; becaufe prejudice, with its reafon, has a motive to give action to that reafon, and an affection... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1798 - 330 pages
...feldom fail, they think it more wife to continue the prejudice, with the reafon involved, than to caft away the coat of prejudice, and to leave nothing but the naked reafon; becaufe prejudice, with its reafon, has a motive to give action to that reafon, and an affecYion... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 458 pages
...feldom fail, they think it more wife to continue the prejudice, with the reafon involved, than to caft away the coat of prejudice, and to leave nothing but the naked reafon ; becaufe prejudice, with its reafon, has a motive to give action to that reafon, and an affection... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1807 - 512 pages
...our men of speculation, instead of exploding general prejudices, employ their sagacity to discover the latent wisdom which prevails in them. If they...seek, and they seldom fail, they think it more wise t« continue the prejudice, with the reason involved, than t* cast away the coat of prejudice, and... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1814 - 258 pages
...our men of speculation, instead of exploding general prejudices, employ their sagacity to discover the latent wisdom which prevails in them. If they...motive to give action to that reason, and an affection * The English are, I conceive, misrepresented in a letter published in one of the papers, by a gentleman... | |
 | Edmond Burke - 1815 - 218 pages
...our men of speculation, instead of exploding general prejudices, employ their sagacity to discover the latent wisdom which prevails in them. If they...continue the prejudice, with the reason involved, than to castaway the coat of prejudice, and to leave nothing but the naked reason-; because prejudice, with... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1819 - 574 pages
...speculation," says Mr. Burke, " instead of exploding general prejudices, employ their sagacity to discover the latent wisdom which prevails in them. If they find what they seek, they think it more wise to continue the prejudice, with the .reason involved, than to cast away the... | |
 | 1821 - 362 pages
...our men of speculation, instead of exploding general prejndices, employ their sagacity to discover the latent wisdom which prevails in them. If they...seldom fail ; they think it more wise to continue the prejndice, with the reason involved, than to cast away the coat of prejndice, and to leave nothing... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1834 - 648 pages
...exploding general prejudices, employ their sagacity to discover the latent wisdom which prevails ш them. If they find what they seek, and they seldom...nothing but the naked reason ; because prejudice, with iu reason, has a motive to give action to that reason, and an affection which will give it permanence.... | |
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