 | Edmund Burke - France - 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 - English literature - 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 - 1804 - 212 pages
...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...reason, and an affection which will give it permanence. Prejudice is of ready application in the emergency ; it previously engages the mind in a steady course... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1807 - 512 pages
...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 t« continue the prejudice, with the reason involved, than t* cast away the coat of prejudice, and... | |
 | Edmund Burke - France - 1814 - 258 pages
...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...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 - English literature - 1815 - 218 pages
...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...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 - Public opinion Great Britain - 1819 - 574 pages
...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,...involved, than to cast away the coat of prejudice, and leave nothing but the naked reason." * These are the allegations of Fearon ; worthy of notice only... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 362 pages
...of exploding general prejndices, 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 prejndice, with the reason involved, than to cast away the coat of prejndice, and to leave nothing... | |
| |
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,... 
