Critical, Historical and Miscellaneous Essays, المجلد 2Sheldon, 1860 |
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الصفحة 10
... believe at once in a theory and in a fact which contradicts it is an exercise of faith sufficiently hard : but to believe in a theory because a fact contradicts it is what neither philosopher nor pope ever before required . This ...
... believe at once in a theory and in a fact which contradicts it is an exercise of faith sufficiently hard : but to believe in a theory because a fact contradicts it is what neither philosopher nor pope ever before required . This ...
الصفحة 24
... believe the contrary on the evidence of their own eyes and ears . The British constitution , according to Mr. Mill's classification , is a mixture of monarchy and aris- tocracy ; one House of Parliament being composed of hereditary ...
... believe the contrary on the evidence of their own eyes and ears . The British constitution , according to Mr. Mill's classification , is a mixture of monarchy and aris- tocracy ; one House of Parliament being composed of hereditary ...
الصفحة 44
... believe that it is utterly impossible to deduce the science of government from the principles of human nature . What proposition is there respecting human nature which is absolutely and universally true ? We know of only one : and that ...
... believe that it is utterly impossible to deduce the science of government from the principles of human nature . What proposition is there respecting human nature which is absolutely and universally true ? We know of only one : and that ...
الصفحة 46
... believe that it is possible to lay down a single general rule respecting the motives which influence human actions . There is nothing which may not , by association or by comparison , become an object either of desire or of aversion ...
... believe that it is possible to lay down a single general rule respecting the motives which influence human actions . There is nothing which may not , by association or by comparison , become an object either of desire or of aversion ...
الصفحة 59
... believe that there had been a fall of snow last August , and yet not think it likely that there would be snow next August . A single occurrence opposed to our general experience would tell for very little in our calculation of the ...
... believe that there had been a fall of snow last August , and yet not think it likely that there would be snow next August . A single occurrence opposed to our general experience would tell for very little in our calculation of the ...
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