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" My next objection is its uncertainty. Terror is not always the effect of force, and an armament is not a victory. If you do not succeed, you are without resource : for, conciliation failing, force remains ; but, force failing, no further hope of reconciliation... "
Two Speeches on Conciliation with America: And Two Letters on Irish Questions - Page 119
by Edmund Burke - 1892 - 284 pages
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke: A vindication of natural ...

Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...next objection is its uncertainty. Terror is not always the effect of force ; and an armament is not a victory. If you do not succeed, you are without...as alms by an impoverished and defeated violence. A further objection to force is, that you impair the object by your very endeavours to preserve it....
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The Hibernian Magazine, Or, Compendium of Entertaining Knowledge, Volume 5

1775 - 868 pages
...armament is not a victory. If jmido Cot fucceed, you are without reTource; for, conciliation falling, force remains; but, forc,e failing, no further hope of reconciliation is left. Power *nd authority are fotnetirnes bought by lindnefs ; but they can never be begged ยป alms, by an impoveriftied...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Collected in Three Volumes ...

Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 676 pages
...eflect of force ; and an armament is not a victory. If you do not fucceed, you are without refource ; for, conciliation failing, force remains; but, force...of reconciliation is left. Power and authority a,re fometimes bought by kindnefs ; but they can never be begged as alms, by an impoverifhed and defeated...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 3

Edmund Burke - France - 1801 - 368 pages
...effect of force ; and an armament is not a victory. If you do not fucceed, you are without refource ; for, conciliation failing, force remains ; but, force...of reconciliation' is left. Power and authority are fometimes bought by kindnefs ; but they can never be begged as alms, by an impoverifhed and defeated...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 3

Edmund Burke - France - 1803 - 454 pages
...failing, no further hope of reconciliation is left. Power and authority are fomedmes bought by kindnefs ; but they can never be begged as alms, by an impoverished and defeated violence. A further objection to force is, that you impair the objefl by your very endeavours to preferve it....
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Maxims and Opinions: Moral, Political, and Economical, with Characters from ...

Edmund Burke - Political science - 1804 - 228 pages
...resources of all inferior power. * * * * Terror is not always the effect of force; and an armament is not a victory. If you do not succeed, you are without...as alms, by an impoverished and defeated violence. * * * * A concession in which the governing power of our country loses its dignity, is dearly bought...
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Maxims and opinions, moral, political and economical, with ..., Volume 1

Edmund Burke - 1804 - 244 pages
...resources of all inferior power. * * * * Terror is not always the effect of force; and an armament is not a victory. If you do not succeed, you are without...sometimes bought by kindness ; but they can never be 55 begged as alms, by an impoverished and defeated violence. * * * * A concession in which the governing...
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Select Speeches, Forensick and Parliamentary: With Prefatory Remarks, Volume 1

Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 518 pages
...next objection is its uncertainty. Terrour is not always the effect of force ; and an armament is not a victory. If you do not succeed, you are without...as alms, by an impoverished and defeated violence. A further objection to force is, that you impair the object by your very endeavours to preserve it....
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Select Speeches, Forensick and Parliamentary: With Prefatory Remarks, Volume 1

Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1808 - 512 pages
...next objection is its uncertainty. Terrour is not always the effect of force ; and an armament is not a victory. If you do not succeed, you are without...as alms, by an impoverished and defeated violence. A further objection to force is, that you impair the object by your very endeavours to preserve it....
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Maxims and opinions, moral, political and economical, with ..., Volume 1

Edmund Burke - 1811 - 252 pages
...resources of all inferior power. * * * * Terror is not always the effect of force; and an armament is not a victory. If you do not succeed, you are without...as alms, by an impoverished and defeated violence. * * * * A concession in which the governing power of our country loses its dignity, is dearly bought...
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