 Many politicians of our time are in the habit of laying it down as a selfevident proposition, that no people ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story, who resolved not to go into the water...  Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous - Página 13por Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 744 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Charles A. Wiley - 1869 - 456 páginas
...half blind in the bouse of bondage ; but let them gaze on, and they will soon be able to bear it. 2. In a few years men learn to reason : the extreme violence...proposition, that no People ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story, who resolved not to... | |
 | Horace A. Cleveland - 1869 - 610 páginas
...elements of truth cease to conflict, and begin to coalesce ; and, at length, a system of consistence and order is educed out of the chaos. Many politicians...proposition, that no people ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the story, who resolved not to go... | |
 | William Smith, Benjamin Nicholas Martin - 1870 - 482 páginas
...leaves his cell, he cannot bear the light of day; he is unable to discriminate colors, or recognize faces. But the remedy is not to remand him into his...proposition, that no people ought to be free, till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story, who resolved not to... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, William Smith - 1850 - 492 páginas
...it. In a few years men learn to reason. The extreme violence of opinion subsides. Hostile theoriei correct each other. The scattered elements of truth...proposition, that no people ought to be free, till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story, who resolved not to... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1871 - 704 páginas
...opinions subsides. Hostile theories correct each other. The scattered elements of truth cease to contend, and begin to coalesce. And at length a system of justice...proposition, that no people ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story, who resolved not to... | |
 | 1872 - 514 páginas
...leaves his cell, he cannot bear the. light of day ; he is unable to discriminate colors or recognize faces; but the remedy is not to remand him into his...proposition, that no people ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim -is worthy of the fool in the old story, who resolved not to... | |
 | James Eugene Munson - 1872 - 276 páginas
...of truth cease to conflict, and begin to coalesce ; and, at length, a system of justice and order ia educed out of the chaos. Many politicians of our time...proposition, that no people ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story, who resolved not to... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1874 - 264 páginas
...will soon be able to bear it. In a few years men learn to reason. The extreme violence of opinions subsides. Hostile theories correct each other. The...proposition that no people ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story, who resolved not to... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1874 - 328 páginas
...will soon be able to bear it. In a few years men learn to reason. The extreme violence of opinions subsides. Hostile theories correct each other. The...proposition, that no people ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story, who resolved not to... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1875 - 876 páginas
...opinions subsides. Hostile theories correct each other. The scattered elements of truth cease to contend, and begin to coalesce. And at length a system of justice...is educed out of the chaos. Many politicians of our tune are in the habit of laying it down as a selfevident proposition, that no people ought to be free... | |
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