| Sir James Mackintosh - 1834 - 422 pàgines
...permanently distinguish them from each other., The evils of failure are greater in civil than in foreign war. A body of insurgents is exposed to ruin. The...perhaps a more formidable, tyranny may spring out of vietory. A regular government may stop before its fall becomes precipitate, or check a career of conquest... | |
| Sir James Mackintosh - 1834 - 418 pàgines
...permanently distinguish them from each other. The evils of failure are greater in civil than in foreign war. A body of insurgents is exposed to ruin. The...current of events far beyond their destination ; a goverumeat may be overthrown which ought to have been repaired ; and a sew, perhaps a more formidable,... | |
| Robert Plumer Ward - 1838 - 324 pàgines
...tyrannical ruler:" (ought he not to have added, — and also of the tyrannical tribune, or rebel ?) " It is almost peculiar to intestine war, that success...more formidable tyranny, may spring out of victory." Pretty well this for the author of the " Vindiciae Gallicffi," who upheld all the acts of that Assembly,... | |
| Robert Plumer Ward - 1838 - 660 pàgines
...tyrannical ruler:" (ought he not to have added, — and also of the tyrannical tribune, or rebel ?) " It is almost peculiar to intestine war, that success...more formidable tyranny, may spring out of victory." Pretty well this for the author of the " Vindicias Gallicas," who upheld all the acts of that Assembly,... | |
| Robert Plumer Ward - 1838 - 318 pàgines
...tyrannical ruler :" (ought he not to have added, — and also of the tyrannical tribune, or rebel ?) " It is almost peculiar to intestine war, that success...leaders may be borne along by the current of events far bfyond their destination; a government may be overthrown, which ought to have been repaired ; and a... | |
| Sir James Mackintosh - 1846 - 618 pàgines
...wrongdoer are, indeed, throughout the same. But there are certain peculiarities, of great importance in point of fact, which in other respects permanently...current of events far beyond their destination ; a goverment may be overthrown which ought to have been only repaired ; and anew, perhaps a more formidable,... | |
| Sir James Mackintosh - 1848 - 630 pàgines
...unsuccessful revolt strengthens the power and sharpens the cruelty of the tyrannical ruler; «hile an unfortunate war may produce little of the former...nothing. It is almost peculiar to intestine war that supcess may be as mischievous as defeat. The victorious leaders may be borne along by the current of... | |
| Sir James Mackintosh - 1850 - 597 pàgines
...wrongdoer are, indeed, throughout the same. But there are certain peculiarities, of great importance in point of fact, which in other respects permanently...current of events far beyond their ^destination; a goverment may be overthrown which ought to have been only repaired ; and a new, perhaps a more formidable,... | |
| Sir James Mackintosh - 1851 - 854 pàgines
...body of insurgents is exposed to ruin. The probabilities of success are more difficult to caleulate in cases of internal contest than in a war between...government may be overthrown which ought to have been only repaired; and a new, perhaps a more formidable, tyranny may spring out of victory. A regular government... | |
| Sir James Mackintosh, Robert James Mackintosh - 1854 - 598 pàgines
...wrongdoer, are, indeed, throughout, the same. But there are certain peculiarities, of great importance in point of fact, which in other respects permanently...government may be overthrown which ought to have been only repaired; and a new, perhaps a more formidable tyranny may spring out of victory. A regular government... | |
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