 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 pages
...exceptions and modifications are not made by the process of logic, but by the rules of prudence. Prudence is not only the first in rank of the virtues political...director, the regulator, the standard of them all. Metaphysics cannot live without definition ; but prudence is cautious how she defines. Our courts cannot... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 228 pages
...exceptions and modifications are not made by the process of logic, but by the rules of prudence. Prudence is not only the first in rank of the virtues political and mural, but she is the director, the regulator, the standard of them all. Metaphysics cannot live without... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1811 - 252 pages
...modifications are not made by the process of logic, but by the rules of prudence. Prudence is not onlythe first in rank of the virtues political and moral,...director, the regulator, the standard of them all. Metaphysics cannot live without definition ; but prudence is -cautious how she defines. Our courts... | |
 | Edmond Burke - 1815 - 240 pages
...exceptions and modifications are not made by the process of logic, but by the rules of prudence. Prudence is not only the first in rank of the virtues political...director, the regulator, the standard of them all. Metaphysics cannot live without definition ; but prudence is cautious how she defines. Our courts cannot... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1835 - 620 pages
...exception's and modifications are not made by the process of logic, but by the rules of prudence. Prudence ffered to go to trial ; and that which sbrinks from...stand at best as a mere declamation. I do not think Mr Metaphysics cannot live without definitions ; but prudence is cautious how she defines. Our courts... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1839 - 548 pages
...exceptions and modifications are not made by the process of logic, but by the rules of prudence. Prudence is not only the first in rank of the virtues political...director, the regulator, the standard of them all. Metaphysics cannot live without definition ; but prudence is cautious how she defines. Our courts cannot... | |
 | Sir Arthur Helps - 1845 - 312 pages
...and modifications " are not made by the process of logic, but " by the rules of prudence. Prudence is " not only the first in rank of the virtues " political...director, " the regulator, the standard of them all." To take a particular instance of legislative interference, namely, the enactments about building party-walls,... | |
 | Arthur Helps - 1845 - 304 pages
...and modifications " are not made by the process of logic, but " by the rules of prudence. Prudence is " not only the first in rank of the virtues " political...director, " the regulator, the standard of them all." To take a particular instance of legislative interference, namely, the enactments about building party-walls,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1852 - 608 pages
...exceptions and modifications are not made by the process of logic, but by the rules of prudence. Prudence is not only the first in rank of the virtues political...director, the regulator, the standard of them all. Metaphysics cannot live without definition ; but prudence is cautious how she defines. Our courts cannot... | |
 | Edward Walford - 1854 - 132 pages
...exceptions and modifications are not made by the process of logic, but by the rules of prudence. Prudence is not only the first in rank of the virtues political...director, the regulator, the standard of them all. Metaphysics cannot live without definition ; but prudence is cautious how she defines. Our courts cannot... | |
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The lines of morality are not like ideal lines of mathematics. They are broad and deep as well as long. They admit of exceptions ; they demand modifications. These exceptions and modifications are not made by the process of logic, but by the rules of... 
