 Many politicians of our time are in the habit of laying it down as a self-evident proposition that no people ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story, who resolved not to go into the water...  The age we live in: a history of the nineteenth century - 111 페이지저자: James Taylor - 1882전체보기 - 도서 정보
 | 1835 - 932 페이지
...selfevident proposition, that no people ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story, who resolved not to go into the water till he had learnt to swim ! If men are to wait for liberty till they become wise and good in slavery, they may... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 464 페이지
...maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story, who resolved not to go into the water till he had learnt to swim ! If men are to wait for liberty till they...become wise and good in slavery, they may indeed wait forever. Therefore it is that we decidedly approve of the conduct of Milton and the other wise and... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 466 페이지
...people ought to be * Orlando FurioBO, Canto 43. free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story, who resolved not to go into the water till he had learnt to swim ! If men are to wait for liberty till they become wise and good in slavery, they may... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 464 페이지
...ought to be * Orlando Furioso, Canto 43. free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim ia worthy of the fool in the old story, who resolved not to go into the water till he had learnt to swim ! If men are to wait for liberty till they become wise and good in slavery, they may... | |
 | 1848 - 628 페이지
...self-evident proposition, that no people ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story, who resolved...not to go into the water till he had learned to swim I If men are to wait for liberty till they have become wise and good in slavery, they may indeed wait... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1844 - 614 페이지
...self-evident proposition, that no people ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story, who resolved not to go into the water until he had learnt to swim ! If men are to wait for liberty till they become wise and good in slavery,... | |
 | Waddy Thompson - 1846 - 330 페이지
...maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story who resolved not to go into the water till he had learnt to swim ! If men are to wait for liberty, till they...good in slavery, they may indeed wait for ever." It is entirely true that it is not by keeping men in dark rooms that they are taught to discriminate colors,... | |
 | Waddy Thompson - 1846 - 336 페이지
...the fool in the old story( who resolved not to go into the water till he had learnt to swim ! If 13* men are to wait for liberty, till they become wise...good in slavery, they may indeed wait for ever." It is entirely true that it is not by keeping men in dark rooms that they are taught to discriminate colors,... | |
 | Waddy Thompson - 1846 - 332 페이지
...self-evident proposition, that no people ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story > who resolved not to go into the water till he had learnt to swim ! If men are to wait for liberty, till they become wise and good in slavery, they may... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 페이지
...self-evident proposition, that no people ought to be free till they am fit to use their freedom. The maxim f the separation, inconsistent with each other, with themselves, and with common sense, learnt to swim ! If men are to wait for liberty till they become wise and good in slavery, they may... | |
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