 If we un dertake to govern the inhabitants of such a country, we must gOvern them upon their own principles and maxims, and not upon ours. We must not think to force them into the narrow circle of our ideas ; we must extend ours to take in their system...  The Writings and Speeches of Edmund Burke - Page 379by Edmund Burke - 2008 - 512 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - 1822 - 554 pages
...vigilance, those, whose principles of conscience weaken their principles . of self-defence. If we undertake to govern the inhabitants of such a country, we must...them into the narrow circle of our ideas ; we must exsend ours to take in their system of opinions and rites, and the necessities, which result from both;... | |
 | 1833 - 1056 pages
...sea; and this forbids for ever all direct communication between that country and this. If we undertake to govern the inhabitants of such a country, we must...their own principles and maxims, and not upon ours. All change on their part is absolutely impracticable. We have more versatility of character and manners,... | |
 | 1833 - 1032 pages
...; and this forbids for ever all direct communication between that country and this. If we undertake to govern the inhabitants of such a country, we must...their own principles and maxims, and not upon ours. All change on their part is absolutely impracticable. We have more versatility of character and manners,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1834 - 558 pages
...principles of conscience weaken their principles of self-defence. If we undertake to govern the inhahitants of such a country, we must govern them upon their...opinions and rites, and the necessities which result from hoth; all dungs on their part ls ahsolutely impracticahle. We have more versatility of character and... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1835 - 562 pages
...principles of conscience weaken their principles of self-defence. If we undertake to govern the inhahitants of such a country, we must govern them upon their own principles and maxims, and not upon ours. Wo must not think to force them into the narrow circle of our ideas ; we must extend ours to take in... | |
 | George Croly - 1840 - 612 pages
...; and this forbids for ever all direct communication between that country and this. If we undertake to "govern the inhabitants of such a country, we must...their own principles and maxims, and not upon ours. All change on their part is absolutely impracticable. We have more versatility of character and manners,... | |
 | George Croly - 1840 - 334 pages
...; and this forbids for ever all direct communication between that country and this. If we undertake to govern the inhabitants of such a country, we must...their own principles and maxims, and not upon ours. All change on their part is absolutely impracticable. We have more versatility of character and manners,... | |
 | Francis Rawdon-Hastings Marquess of Hastings - 1857 - 522 pages
...vigilance, ihose whose principles of conscience weakentheir principles of self-defence. If we undertake to govern the inhabitants of such a country, we must...their own principles and maxims, and not upon ours. Uffe must not think to force them into the narrow circle of our ideas ; we must extend ours to take... | |
 | Warren Hastings - 1859 - 816 pages
...conformable to their necessities and not to our inventions ; that we, if we must govern such a country, must govern them upon their own principles and maxims and not upon ours ; that we must not think to force them to our narrow ideas, but extend ours to take in theirs ; because... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1860 - 556 pages
...principles of conscience weaken their principles of self-defence. If wo undertake to govern the inhahitants of such a country, we must govern them upon their...opinions and rites, and the necessities which result from hoth; all change on their part is ahsolutely impracticahle. We have more versatility of character and... | |
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