In no country, perhaps, in the world is the law so general a study. The profession itself is numerous and powerful ; and in most provinces it takes the lead. The greater number of the deputies sent to the congress were lawyers. But all who read, and most... History of Civilization in England - Page 172by Henry Thomas Buckle - 1865Full view - About this book
| Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...contributes no mean part towards the growth and effect of this untractable spirit. I mean their education. In no country perhaps in the world is the law so general...deputies sent to the congress were lawyers. But all who read, and most do read, endeavour to obtain some smattering in that science. I have been told by an... | |
| Edmund Burke - Political science - 1807 - 560 pages
...contributes no mean part towards the growth and effect of this untractable spirit. I mean their education. In no country perhaps in the world is the law so general...deputies sent to the congress were lawyers. But all who read, and most do read, endeavour to obtain some smattering in that science. I have been told by an... | |
| Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 512 pages
...contributes no mean part towards the growth and effect of this untractable spirit. I mean their education. In no country perhaps in the world is the law so general...the lead. The greater number of the deputies sent to congress were lawyers. But all who read, and most do read, endeavour to obtain some smattering in that... | |
| Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 518 pages
...contributes no mean part towards the growth and effect of this untractable spirit. I mean their education. In no country perhaps in the world is the law so general...the lead. The greater number of the deputies sent to congress were lawyers. But all who read, and most do read, endeavour to obtain some smattering in that... | |
| William Hazlitt - Great Britain - 1809 - 608 pages
...contributes no mean part towards thegrowth and effect of this untractable spirit. I mean their education. In no country perhaps in the world is the law so general...deputies sent to the congress were lawyers. But all who read, and most do read, endeavour to obtain some smattering in that science. I have been told by an... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1813 - 768 pages
...contributes no mean part towards the growth and effect of this untractable spirit. I mean their education. In no country perhaps in the world is the law so general...deputies sent to the congress were lawyers. But all who read, and most do read, endeavour to obtain some smattering in that science. I have been told by an... | |
| Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1816 - 540 pages
...this untractable spirit. I mean their education. In no country perhaps in the world is the law «o general a study. The profession itself is numerous...powerful ; and in most provinces it takes the lead. The j^S^ greater number of the deputies sent to the congress were lawyers. But all who read, and most do... | |
| Charles Phillips - English orations - 1819 - 484 pages
...contributes no nieau part towards the growth and effect of this untractable spirit. I mean their education. In no country perhaps in the world is the law so general...most provinces it takes the lead. The greater number ot the deputies sent to the congress were lawyers. But all who read, and most do read, endeavour to... | |
| William Tudor - United States - 1823 - 544 pages
...no mean part towards the growth and effect of this untractable spirit. I mean their education. In DO country perhaps in the world, is the law so general...deputies sent to the congress were lawyers. But all who read, and most do read, endeavour to obtain some smattering in that science. I have been told by an... | |
| English literature - 1831 - 586 pages
...deepest interest. Burke, in his speech on American conciliation, said of his American contemporaries, " in no country perhaps in the world is the law so general a study." This is still substantially true ; tlieir descendants have translated Bynkershoek, Martens, Pothier,... | |
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