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Excerpt from Considerations on the Present Dangerous Crisis
With whatever fpccious pretences the art of party-may veil its ambitions defigns, experience abundantly evinces, that intereit and refcnt ment are the ruling motives which actuate the competitors. However they pretend todifier in principle, yet, when in power, they agree in purfuing the fame corrupt and ruinous meafurcs. Vs'e may learn from the recent example of two learned bodier, that they can even change their fly1e with their fortunes; and that theme can, with wonderful facility, adopt the language of the Other. As parties therefore, they would not be'worth a'mo'ment's attention, did they not obitruc't and injure public welfare, by their motualofiiuggles to mount the airy pinnacle of promotion.
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With whatever fpccious pretences the art of party-may veil its ambitions defigns, experience abundantly evinces, that intereit and refcnt ment are the ruling motives which actuate the competitors. However they pretend todifier in principle, yet, when in power, they agree in purfuing the fame corrupt and ruinous meafurcs. Vs'e may learn from the recent example of two learned bodier, that they can even change their fly1e with their fortunes; and that theme can, with wonderful facility, adopt the language of the Other. As parties therefore, they would not be'worth a'mo'ment's attention, did they not obitruc't and injure public welfare, by their motualofiiuggles to mount the airy pinnacle of promotion.
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.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Owen Ruffhead
Hardback
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ISBN - 9780483149397
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.5 cm
Page Count - 36
Paperback
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ISBN - 9781331875291
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm
Page Count - 38
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