Thoughts on the Cause of the Present DiscontentsJ. Dodsley, 1784 - 118 páginas |
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Página 89
... corrupt and pro- digal ufe of public money . An account after payment is to no rational purpose an account . However , the House of Commons thought all these to be antiquated principles ; they were of opinion , that the moft ...
... corrupt and pro- digal ufe of public money . An account after payment is to no rational purpose an account . However , the House of Commons thought all these to be antiquated principles ; they were of opinion , that the moft ...
Página 92
... of the bonour of the Crown , a full loofe for all manner of diffipation , and all manner of corruption . This arbitrary standard they were not afraid to hold out out to both Houses ; while an idle and unopera- 92 THOUGHTS ON THE CAUSE OF.
... of the bonour of the Crown , a full loofe for all manner of diffipation , and all manner of corruption . This arbitrary standard they were not afraid to hold out out to both Houses ; while an idle and unopera- 92 THOUGHTS ON THE CAUSE OF.
Página 94
... corruption opened by the precedent , and to be wrought by the principle , of the late pay- ment of the debts of the Civil Lift . The power of difcretionary difqualification by one law of Parliament , and the neceffity of paying every ...
... corruption opened by the precedent , and to be wrought by the principle , of the late pay- ment of the debts of the Civil Lift . The power of difcretionary difqualification by one law of Parliament , and the neceffity of paying every ...
Página 97
... corrupt motives . But the habit of affairs , if , on one hand , it tends to corrupt the mind , furnishes it , on the other , with the means of better information . The authority of fuch perfons will always have some weight . It may ...
... corrupt motives . But the habit of affairs , if , on one hand , it tends to corrupt the mind , furnishes it , on the other , with the means of better information . The authority of fuch perfons will always have some weight . It may ...
Página 99
... corruption , which are abundantly in the hands of the Court , and which will be applied as long as these means of corruption , and the difpofition to be corrupted , have existence amongst us . Our conftitution ftands on a nice equipoife ...
... corruption , which are abundantly in the hands of the Court , and which will be applied as long as these means of corruption , and the difpofition to be corrupted , have existence amongst us . Our conftitution ftands on a nice equipoife ...
Términos y frases comunes
abfolute Adminiſtration againſt becauſe bufinefs buſineſs Cabal cauſe Civil Lift confequence confidence confideration conftitution confufion connexion controul corruption courſe Court Crown debt defign deftroy diforder difpofition duty eſtabliſhed evil executory Faction fame favour fecurity feem ferve fervice fettled fhall fhew fince fingle firft firſt fituation fole fome fomething fometimes foon ftand ftrength fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuppofed fupport fure fyftem Government greateſt himſelf honour Houfe Houſe of Commons impoffible increaſe influence inftrument intereft itſelf King King's men laſt leaft leaſt lefs Lord Lord Bute Lord Rochford Lord Shelburne means meaſures ment Minifters Miniſtry moft moſt muft muſt nation natural neceffary neceffity obfervation opinion oppofe oppofition Parliament party perfons pleaſure poffeffed poffibly politicks popular prefent principle puniſhment purpoſes racter reafon reprefentative ſcheme ſhould ſome ſpirit ſtate ſuch thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe tion truft uſed Whig whilft whole
Pasajes populares
Página 110 - Party is a body of men united, for promoting by their joint endeavours the national interest, upon some particular principle in which they are all agreed.
Página 110 - Therefore every honourable connexion will avow it is their first purpose, to pursue every just method to put the men who hold their opinions into such a condition as may enable them to carry their common plans into execution, with all the power and authority of the state.
Página 115 - To model our principles to our duties and our situation. To be 'fully persuaded that all virtue which is impracticable is spurious ; and rather to run the risk of falling into faults in a course which leads us to act with effect and energy, than to loiter out our days without blame and without use.
Página 107 - Commonwealths are made of families, free commonwealths of parties also ; and we may as well affirm, that our natural regards and ties of blood tend inevitably to make men bad citizens, as that the bonds of our party weaken those by which we are held to our country.
Página 105 - Where men are not acquainted with each other's principles, nor experienced in each other's talents, nor at all practised in their mutual habitudes and dispositions by joint efforts in business ; no personal confidence, no friendship, no common interest, subsisting among them ; it is evidently impossible that they can act a public part with uniformity, perseverance, or efficacy.
Página 114 - Men thinking freely, will, in particular instances, think differently. But still as the greater part of the measures which arise in the course of public business are related to, or dependent on, some great leading general principles in government, a man must be peculiarly unfortunate in the choice of his political company if he does not agree with them at least nine times in ten.
Página 12 - The power of the crown, almost dead and rotten as Prerogative, has grown up anew, with much more strength, and far less odium, under the name of Influence. An influence, which...
Página 115 - It is therefore our business carefully to cultivate in our minds, to rear to the most perfect vigour and maturity, every sort of generous and honest feeling that belongs to our nature. To bring the dispositions that are lovely in private life into the service and conduct of the commonwealth; so to be patriots, as not to forget we are gentlemen. To cultivate friendships, and to incur enmities. To have both strong, but both selected : in the one, to be placable ; in the other, immovable.
Página 109 - Thy favourites grow not up by Fortune's sport, Or from the crimes or follies of a court : On the firm basis of desert they rise, From long-tried faith, and friendship's holy ties.
Página 106 - This innoxious and ineffectual character, that seems formed upon a plan of apology and disculpation, falls miserably short of the mark of public duty. That duty demands and requires, that what is right should not only be made known, but made prevalent ; that what is evil should not only be detected, but defeated.