The Miscellaneous Works Of The Right Honourable Sir James Mackintosh Volume 3

Author : James Mackintosh
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ISBN 13 : 9781330520055
Total Pages : 618 pages
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Download or read book The Miscellaneous Works of the Right Honourable Sir James Mackintosh, Vol. 3 of 3 (Classic Reprint) written by James Mackintosh and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Miscellaneous Works of the Right Honourable Sir James Mackintosh, Vol. 3 of 3 This late opinions of Mr. Burke furnished more matter of astonishment to those who had distantly observed, than to those who had correctly examined, the system of his former political life. An abhorrence for abstract politics, a predilection for aristocracy, and a dread of innovation, have ever been among the most sacred articles of his public creed: and it was not likely that at his age he should abandon, to the invasion of audacious novelties, opinions which he had received so early, and maintained so long, - which had been fortified by the applause of the great, and the assent of the wise, - which he had dictated to so many illustrious pupils, and supported against so many distinguished opponents. Men who early attain eminence, repose in their first creed, to the neglect of the progress of the human mind subsequent to its adoption; and when, as in the present case, it has burst forth into action, they regard it as a transient madness, worthy only of pity or derision. They mistake it for a mountain torrent that will pass away with the storm that gave it birth: they know not that it is the stream of human opinion in omne volubilis vum, which the accession of every day will swell, and which is destined to sweep into the same oblivion the resistance of learned sophistry, and of powerful oppression. But there still remained ample matter of astonishment in the Philippic of Mr. Burke. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."