Letters on the Study and Use of History: On Exile ; the Spirit of Patriotism ; Idea of a Patriot King ; State of Parties in 1714Alexander Murray, 1870 - 280 pages |
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... remain within an hundred miles of the state , nor his brothers within the same distance of the city of Florence . On this occasion Guicciardin observes , how dangerous it is to govern ourselves by particular examples ; since , to have ...
... remain within an hundred miles of the state , nor his brothers within the same distance of the city of Florence . On this occasion Guicciardin observes , how dangerous it is to govern ourselves by particular examples ; since , to have ...
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... remain with them , and they will pierce through the mazes of sophism and discover a latent truth , where persons who have not this habit will never find it . In this manner the study of history will prepare us for action and observation ...
... remain with them , and they will pierce through the mazes of sophism and discover a latent truth , where persons who have not this habit will never find it . In this manner the study of history will prepare us for action and observation ...
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... remain , and by the report of those who had seen the others . For instance , Herodotus was con- temporary with Hellanicus . Herodotus was inquisitive enough in all conscience , and proposed to publish all he could learn of the antiqui ...
... remain , and by the report of those who had seen the others . For instance , Herodotus was con- temporary with Hellanicus . Herodotus was inquisitive enough in all conscience , and proposed to publish all he could learn of the antiqui ...
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... remain in our ignorance , and there is no great harm in that . Secure from being deceived , I can submit to be uninformed . But when there is not a total want of memorials , when some have been lost or destroyed , and others have been ...
... remain in our ignorance , and there is no great harm in that . Secure from being deceived , I can submit to be uninformed . But when there is not a total want of memorials , when some have been lost or destroyed , and others have been ...
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... remain as disputable , and whilst the tradition of the church remains as problematical , to say no worse , as the immense labours of the Christian divines in several communions have made them appear to be ; Christianity may lean on the ...
... remain as disputable , and whilst the tradition of the church remains as problematical , to say no worse , as the immense labours of the Christian divines in several communions have made them appear to be ; Christianity may lean on the ...
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