 We shall never be such fools as to call in an enemy to the substance of any system, to supply its defects, or to perfect its construction." " If our religious tenets should ever want a further elucidation, we shall not call on atheism to explain them.  The Works of Daniel Webster... - Page 97by Daniel Webster - 1877Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - 1807 - 512 pages
...course of ages, that ninety-nine in a hundred of the people of England would not prefer to impiety. We shall never be such fools as to call in an enemy to the substance of any system to remove its corruptions, to supply its defects, or to perfect its construction. If our religious tenets... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1814 - 258 pages
...imbutte mentes hand taue abhorrebunt ab ntili et a rera sententia.—Cic. de Leginotprefer to impiety. We shall never be such fools as to call in an enemy to the substance of any system to remove its corruptions, to supply its defects, or to perfect its construction. If our religious tenets... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1815 - 464 pages
...course of ages, that ninety-nine in a hundred of the people of England would not prefer to impiety. \V'e shall never be such fools as to call in an enemy to the substance of any system to remove its corruptions, to supply its defects, or to perfect its construction. If our religious tenets... | |
 | Andrews Norton - 1818 - 1164 pages
...the deep metaphysics of M. Cousin. We say to him and to Dr. Henry, in the language of Edmund Burke, " If our religious tenets should ever want a further elucidation, we shall not call on infidelity to explain them. We shall not light up our temple from that unhallowed fire. It will be... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1821 - 380 pages
...course of ages, that ninety-nine in a hundred of the people of England would not prefer to impiety. We shall never be such fools as to call in an enemy to the substance of any system to remove its corruptions, to supply its defects, or to perfect its construction. If our religious tenets... | |
 | 1821 - 362 pages
...that ninety-nine in a hundred of the people of England would not prefer to impiety. We shall never he such fools as to call in an enemy to the substance of any system to remove its corruptions, to supply its defects, or to perfect its construction. If our religious tenets... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1834 - 648 pages
...vera Mnlentia, Cic. de Lejibus, 1.S. enemy to the substance of any system to remove its corruptions, n Willey and Thomas Cariile were ...Dominion loyal, and their votes &nbs We shall not light up our temple from that unhallowed иге. It will be illuminated with other lights.... | |
 | 1834 - 1056 pages
...be such fools, as to call in ал enemy to the suuttoMce of any gytiem, to remove ¡le corruption», to supply its defects, or to perfect its construction....elucidation, we shall not call on Atheism to explain them. We shall not lieht our 'lemple from that unhallowed fire. It will be illumined with other lights ;... | |
 | 1834 - 1064 pages
...course of ages, that ninety-nine in a hundred of the people of England would not prefer to impiety. We shall never be such fools as to call in an enemy to the substance of any system to remove its corruptions, to supply its defects, or to perfect ite construction. If our religious tenets... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1835 - 652 pages
...•enurnia, Cic. de Legibus, 1. 3. enemy to the substance of any system to remove its corruptions, to supplv its defects, or to perfect its construction. If our...elucidation, we shall not call on atheism to explain them. We shall not light up our temple from that unhallowed ¿re. It will be illuminated with other lights.... | |
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