/2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough/ Exegesis Hermeneutics Flux Capacitor of Truthiness Sun, 11 Apr 2021 06:07:34 +0000 hourly 1 /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough/comment-page-1/#comment-12171 Sun, 11 Apr 2021 06:07:34 +0000 /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough#comment-12171 […] “It is very rare indeed for men to be wrong in their feelings concerning public misconduct; as rare to be right in their speculation upon the cause of it. I have constantly observed that the generality of people are fifty years, at least, behindhand in their politics. There are but very few who are capable of comparing and digesting what passes before their eyes at different times and occasions, so as to form the whole into a distinct system. But in books everything is settled for them, without the exertion of any considerable diligence or sagacity. For which reason men are wise with but little reflection, and good with little self-denial, in the business of all times except their own. We are very uncorrupt and tolerably enlightened judges of the transactions of past ages; where no passions deceive, and where the whole train of circumstances, from the trifling cause to the tragical event, is set in an orderly series before us. Few are the partisans of departed tyranny; and to be a Whig on the business of a hundred years ago is very consistent with every advantage of present servility. This retrospective wisdom and historical patriotism are things of wonderful convenience, and serve admirably to reconcile the old quarrel between speculation and practice. Many a stern republican, after gorging himself with a full feast of admiration of the Grecian commonwealths and of our true Saxon constitution, and discharging all the splendid bile of his virtuous indignation on King John and King James, sits down perfectly satisfied to the coarsest work and homeliest job of the day he lives in. I believe there was no professed admirer of Henry the Eighth among the instruments of the last King James; nor in the court of Henry the Eighth was there, I dare say, to be found a single advocate for the favourites of Richard the Second.” /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-d… […]

]]> /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough/comment-page-1/#comment-12170 Sun, 11 Apr 2021 04:23:46 +0000 /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough#comment-12170 […] “It is very rare indeed for men to be wrong in their feelings concerning public misconduct; as rare to be right in their speculation upon the cause of it. I have constantly observed that the generality of people are fifty years, at least, behindhand in their politics. There are but very few who are capable of comparing and digesting what passes before their eyes at different times and occasions, so as to form the whole into a distinct system. But in books everything is settled for them, without the exertion of any considerable diligence or sagacity. For which reason men are wise with but little reflection, and good with little self-denial, in the business of all times except their own. We are very uncorrupt and tolerably enlightened judges of the transactions of past ages; where no passions deceive, and where the whole train of circumstances, from the trifling cause to the tragical event, is set in an orderly series before us. Few are the partisans of departed tyranny; and to be a Whig on the business of a hundred years ago is very consistent with every advantage of present servility. This retrospective wisdom and historical patriotism are things of wonderful convenience, and serve admirably to reconcile the old quarrel between speculation and practice. Many a stern republican, after gorging himself with a full feast of admiration of the Grecian commonwealths and of our true Saxon constitution, and discharging all the splendid bile of his virtuous indignation on King John and King James, sits down perfectly satisfied to the coarsest work and homeliest job of the day he lives in. I believe there was no professed admirer of Henry the Eighth among the instruments of the last King James; nor in the court of Henry the Eighth was there, I dare say, to be found a single advocate for the favourites of Richard the Second.” /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-d… […]

]]> /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough/comment-page-1/#comment-11985 Tue, 16 Feb 2021 06:22:05 +0000 /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough#comment-11985 […] THOUGHTS ON THE PRESENT DISCONTENTS […]

]]> /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough/comment-page-1/#comment-11837 Wed, 30 Dec 2020 11:07:22 +0000 /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough#comment-11837 […] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Houblon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huguenots /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-d… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilien_de_B%C3%A9thune,Duke_of_Sully […]

]]> /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough/comment-page-1/#comment-6887 Sun, 03 Nov 2019 07:38:33 +0000 /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough#comment-6887 […] On the present discontents, Burke opined #Conquest of Dough […]

]]> /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough/comment-page-1/#comment-6132 Sun, 13 Oct 2019 06:20:30 +0000 /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough#comment-6132 […] “It is very rare indeed for men to be wrong in their feelings concerning public misconduct; as rare to be right in their speculation upon the cause of it. I have constantly observed that the generality of people are fifty years, at least, behindhand in their politics. There are but very few who are capable of comparing and digesting what passes before their eyes at different times and occasions, so as to form the whole into a distinct system. But in books everything is settled for them, without the exertion of any considerable diligence or sagacity. For which reason men are wise with but little reflection, and good with little self-denial, in the business of all times except their own. We are very uncorrupt and tolerably enlightened judges of the transactions of past ages; where no passions deceive, and where the whole train of circumstances, from the trifling cause to the tragical event, is set in an orderly series before us. Few are the partisans of departed tyranny; and to be a Whig on the business of a hundred years ago is very consistent with every advantage of present servility. This retrospective wisdom and historical patriotism are things of wonderful convenience, and serve admirably to reconcile the old quarrel between speculation and practice. Many a stern republican, after gorging himself with a full feast of admiration of the Grecian commonwealths and of our true Saxon constitution, and discharging all the splendid bile of his virtuous indignation on King John and King James, sits down perfectly satisfied to the coarsest work and homeliest job of the day he lives in. I believe there was no professed admirer of Henry the Eighth among the instruments of the last King James; nor in the court of Henry the Eighth was there, I dare say, to be found a single advocate for the favourites of Richard the Second.” https://longhairedmusings.wordpress.com/2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-… […]

]]> /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough/comment-page-1/#comment-5561 Tue, 01 Oct 2019 03:26:06 +0000 /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough#comment-5561 […] https://longhairedmusings.wordpress.com/2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-… […]

]]> /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough/comment-page-1/#comment-4525 Thu, 22 Aug 2019 08:10:16 +0000 /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough#comment-4525 […] On the present discontents, Burke opined #Conquest of Doughmais par impatience de souffrirOn the pre… […]

]]> /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough/comment-page-1/#comment-4461 Tue, 20 Aug 2019 04:31:42 +0000 /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough#comment-4461 […] “The people have no interest in disorder. When they do wrong, it is their error, and not their crime. But with the governing part of the State it is far otherwise. They certainly may act ill by design, as well as by mistake. “Les révolutions qui arrivent dans les grands états ne sont point un effect du hasard, ni du caprice des peuples. Rien ne révolte les grands d’un royaume comme un Gouvernoment foible et dérangé. Pour la populace, ce n’est jamais par envie d’attaquer qu’elle se soulève, mais par impatience de souffrir.” These are the words of a great man, of a Minister of State, and a zealous assertor of Monarchy. They are applied to the system of favouritism which was adopted by Henry the Third of France, and to the dreadful consequences it produced. What he says of revolutions is equally true of all great disturbances. If this presumption in favour of the subjects against the trustees of power be not the more probable, I am sure it is the more comfortable speculation, because it is more easy to change an Administration than to reform a people.” Burke These present discontents, https://longhairedmusings.wordpress.com/2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-… […]

]]> /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough/comment-page-1/#comment-3236 Fri, 21 Jun 2019 11:40:48 +0000 /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough#comment-3236 […] Burke began the pamphlet here given, Thoughts on the Present Discontents. It was published in 1770, http://letthemconfectsweeterlies.blogspot.com/2017/03/on-present-discontents-burke-opined.html eventually every one cottons on ( and it only takes 5% of us ( see Erica Chenoweth’s Work), […]

]]> /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough/comment-page-1/#comment-3205 Fri, 21 Jun 2019 05:23:30 +0000 /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough#comment-3205 […] http://letthemconfectsweeterlies.blogspot.se/2017/03/on-present-discontents-burke-opined.html — 0046702273052 skype: rogerglewis Skype telephone number +46406931188 Portfolio of on line Profiles( Go on be Nosy ) CLICK HERE PLEASE #ConquestofDough […]

]]> /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough/comment-page-1/#comment-3190 Thu, 20 Jun 2019 07:21:43 +0000 /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough#comment-3190 […] because it is more easy to change an Administration than to reform a people”. Edmund Burke. http://letthemconfectsweeterlies.blogspot.com/2017/03/on-present-discontents-burke-opined.html — 0046702273052 skype: rogerglewis Skype telephone number +46406931188 Portfolio of on […]

]]> /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough/comment-page-1/#comment-2684 Wed, 15 May 2019 04:23:06 +0000 /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough#comment-2684 […] http://letthemconfectsweeterlies.blogspot.se/…/on… […]

]]> /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough/comment-page-1/#comment-2676 Tue, 14 May 2019 08:50:04 +0000 /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough#comment-2676 […] because it is more easy to change an Administration than to reform a people”. Edmund Burke. http://letthemconfectsweeterlies.blogspot.com/2017/03/on-present-discontents-burke-opined.html @page { margin: 0.79in } p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120% } a:link { so-language: […]

]]> /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough/comment-page-1/#comment-2645 Sun, 12 May 2019 07:02:26 +0000 /2017/03/26/on-the-present-discontents-burke-opined-conquest-of-dough#comment-2645 […] THOUGHTS ON THE PRESENT DISCONTENTS […]

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