 ... of despotism, or the licentiousness of unbridled freedom — reconciling power with liberty : not adopting hasty or ill-advised experiments, or pursuing any airy and unsubstantial theories ; but not rejecting, nevertheless, the application of sound...  The Parliamentary Debates - Page 685by Great Britain. Parliament - 1826Full view - About this book
 | Europe - 1828 - 872 pages
...or pursuing any airy and unsubstantial theories ; but, not rejecting, nevertheless, the application of sound and wholesome knowledge to practical affairs,...to innovations, although they are not improvements. My right hon. friend has been actuated by the spirit which I have endeavoured to describe. Convinced... | |
 | Europe - 1828 - 878 pages
...nevertheless, the application of sound and wholesome knowledge to practical affairs, and pressing, whh sobriety and caution, into the service of his country,...to innovations, although they are not improvements. My right hon. friend has been actuated by the spirit which I have endeavoured to describe. Convinced... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1826 - 734 pages
...experiments, or pursuing any airy and unsubstantial theories; but not rejecting, nevertheless, the application of sound and wholesome knowledge to practical affairs;...pressing, with sobriety and caution, into the service of bis country, every generous and liberal principle, whose excess indeed may be dangerous, but whose... | |
 | 1827 - 624 pages
...pressing, with sobriety and caution, into the service of his country, every generous and liberal principle, whose excess, indeed, may be dangerous, but whose foundation is in truth." This is vague, it may be said, but vagueness of a very different description from that which had long been... | |
 | George Canning - Great Britain - 1828 - 550 pages
...or pursuing any airy and unsubstantial theories ; but not rejecting, nevertheless, the application of sound and wholesome' knowledge to practical affairs,...whose excess, indeed, may be dangerous, but whose foundationis in truth. This, Sir, in my mind, is the true conduct of a British statesman ; but they... | |
 | 334 pages
...experiments, or pursuing any airy and unsubstantial theories ; but not rejecting nevertheless the application of sound and wholesome knowledge to practical affairs...sobriety and caution, into the service of his country every generous and liberal principle ; whose excess, indeed, may be dangerous, but whose foundation... | |
 | 1829 - 476 pages
...experiments, or pursuing any airy and unsubstantial theories; but hot rejecting, nevertheless, the application of sound and wholesome knowledge to practical affairs;...sobriety and caution, into the service of his country, every generous and liberal principle, whose excess, indeed, may be dangerous, but whose foundation... | |
 | William Huskisson - Great Britain - 1831 - 592 pages
...or pursuing any airy and unsubstantial theories ; but not rejecting, nevertheless, the application of sound and wholesome knowledge to practical affairs,...British statesman ; but they who resist indiscriminately sll improvement as innovation, may find themselves compelled at last to submit to innovations although... | |
 | William Huskisson - Great Britain - 1831 - 592 pages
...experiments, or pursuing any airy and unsubstantial theories; but not rejecting, nevertheless, the application of sound and wholesome knowledge to practical affairs,...my mind, is the true conduct of a British statesman ; bat they who resist indiscriminately all improvement as innovation, may find themselves compelled... | |
 | Augustus Granville Stapleton - 1831 - 518 pages
...experiments, or pursuing any " airy and unsubstantial theories; not rejecting, " nevertheless, the application of sound and " wholesome knowledge to practical affairs,...pressing, with sobriety and caution, into the " service of hisCountry, any generous and liberal " principles, whose excess indeed may be dan" gerous, but whose... | |
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