 ... faces. But the remedy is not to remand him into his dungeon, but to accustom him to the rays of the sun. The blaze of truth and liberty may at first dazzle and bewilder nations which have become half blind in the house of bondage. But let them gaze...  Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous - Page 13by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 758 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 466 pages
...prisoner leaves his cell, he cannot bear the light of day : — he is unable to discriminate colors, or recognise faces. But the remedy is not to remand...years men learn to reason. The extreme violence of opinions subsides. Hostile theories correct each other. The scattered elements of truth cease to conflict,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1843 - 390 pages
...only one cure for the evils which newly acquired * Orlando Furioso, Canto 43. freedom produces—and that cure is freedom! When a prisoner leaves his cell,...years men learn to reason. The extreme violence of opinions subsides. Hostile theories correct each other. The scattered elements of truth cease to conflict,... | |
 | Criticism - 1848 - 628 pages
...his cell, he can not bear the light of day : — he is unable to discriminate colors, or to recognize faces. But the remedy is not to remand him into his...able to bear it. In a few years men learn to reason. Theextreme violence of opinions subsides. Hostile theories correct eachother. The scattered elements... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1844 - 614 pages
...leaves his cell, he cannot bear the light of day ; — he is unable to discriminate colors or recognize faces. But the remedy is not to remand him into his...to coalesce. And at length a system of justice and order is educed out of the chaos. Many politicians of our time are in the habit of laying it down as... | |
 | 1844 - 398 pages
...the sun. The blaze of truth and liberty may at first dazzle and bewilder nations whieh have beeome half blind in the house of bondage. But let them gaze...it. In a few years men learn to reason. The extreme violenee of opinions subsides. Hostile theories eorreet eaeh other. The seattered elements of truth... | |
 | Waddy Thompson - Mexico - 1846 - 336 pages
...leaves his cell, he cannot bear the light of day — he is unable to discriminate colors, or recognize faces, — but the remedy is not to remand him into...of truth cease to conflict, and begin to coalesce ; — at length a system of justice and order is educed out of the chaos. " Many politicians of our... | |
 | Nahum Capen - Mexican War, 1846-1848 - 1848 - 350 pages
...leaves his cell, he cannot bear the light of day ; he is unable to discriminate colors, or recognize faces ; but the remedy is not to remand him into his...of truth cease to conflict, and begin to coalesce ; at length, a system of justice and order is educed out of the chaos." from national calamities, if... | |
 | Alexander Wilson M'Clure - Christianity - 1848 - 638 pages
...leaves his cell, he cannot bear the light of day : — he is unable to discriminate colors, or recognize faces. But the remedy is not to remand him into his...years men learn to reason. The extreme violence of opinions subsides. Hostile theories correct each other. The scattered elements of truth cease to conflict,... | |
 | Bengal council of educ - 1848 - 394 pages
...The blaze of truth and liberty may at first dazzle and bewilder nations which have become half-blind in the house of bondage. But, let them gaze on, and...years men learn to reason. The extreme violence of opinions subsides. Hostile theories correct each other. The scattered elements of truth cease to conflict,... | |
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