 My next objection is its uncertainty. Terror is not always the effect of force, and an armament is not a victory. If you do not succeed, you are without resource, for, conciliation failing, force remains; but, force failing, no further hope of reconciliation...  The works of ... Edmund Burke - Page 186by Edmund Burke - 1834Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - 1792 - 676 pages
...eflect of force ; and an armament is not a victory. If you do not fucceed, you are without refource ; for, conciliation failing, force remains; but, force...of reconciliation is left. Power and authority a,re fometimes bought by kindnefs ; but they can never be begged as alms, by an impoverifhed and defeated... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1801 - 368 pages
...effect of force ; and an armament is not a victory. If you do not fucceed, you are without refource ; for, conciliation failing, force remains ; but, force...of reconciliation' is left. Power and authority are fometimes bought by kindnefs ; but they can never be begged as alms, by an impoverifhed and defeated... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 454 pages
...failing, no further hope of reconciliation is left. Power and authority are fomedmes bought by kindnefs ; but they can never be begged as alms, by an impoverished...further objection to force is, that you impair the objefl by your very endeavours to preferve it. The thing you fought for is not the thing which you... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 228 pages
...the strength and resources of all inferior power. * * * * Terror is not always the effect of force; and an armament is not a victory. If you do not succeed,...by an impoverished and defeated violence. * * * * A concession in which the governing power of our country loses its dignity, is dearly bought even by... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 pages
...the strength and resources of all inferior power. * * * * Terror is not always the effect of force; and an armament is not a victory. If you do not succeed,...sometimes bought by kindness ; but they can never be 55 begged as alms, by an impoverished and defeated violence. * * * * A concession in which the governing... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 518 pages
...to be conquered. My next objection is its uncertainty. Terrour is not always the effect of force ; and an armament is not a victory. If you do not succeed,...objection to force is, that you impair the object by your very endeavours to preserve it. The thing you fought for is not the thing which you recover ; but depreciated,... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1808 - 512 pages
...to be conquered. My next objection is its uncertainty. Terrour is not always the effect of force ; and an armament is not a victory. If you do not succeed,...objection to force is, that you impair the object by your very endeavours to preserve it. The thing you fought for is not the thing which you recover ; but depreciated,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1811 - 252 pages
...the strength and resources of all inferior power. * * * * Terror is not always the effect of force; and an armament is not a victory. If you do not succeed,...by an impoverished and defeated violence. * * * * A concession in which the governing power of our country loses its dignity, is dearly bought even by... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1813 - 768 pages
...perpetually to be conquered. My next objection is uncertainty. Terror is not always the effect of force ; and an armament is not a victory. If you do not succeed,...force remains; but, force failing, no further hope of recon491] 15 GEORGE Ш. ciu.it ion is left. Power and authority are sometimes bought by kindness ;... | |
 | Edmond Burke - 1815 - 240 pages
...the strength and resources of all inferior power. * * * * Terror is not always the effect of force; and an armament is not a victory. If you do not succeed,...sometimes bought by kindness ; but they can never be £5 begged as alms, by an impoverished and defeated violence. * * * * A concession in which the governing... | |
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