 | Sir George Cornewall Lewis - Political science - 1852 - 500 pages
...' In all cases, it must be advantageous to know what is the most perfect in the kind, that we maybe able to bring any real constitution or form of government as near as possible, by such gentle alterations and renovations as may not give too great disturbance to society.'... | |
 | John Taylor Peddie - Economics - 1918 - 260 pages
...following passage by Hume bears very much on the same point : — " In all cases it must be advantageous to know what is most perfect in the kind, that we...be able to bring any real constitution or form of 1 Theory of Moral Sentiments, Book II, p. 94 (Smith). Government as near it as possible, by such gentle... | |
 | F. A. Hayek - Business & Economics - 1978 - 261 pages
...of mind to do it well. A MODEL CONSTITUTION In all cases it must be advantageous to know what is the most perfect in the kind, that we may be able to bring...alterations and innovations as may not give too great a disturbance to society. David Hume* The wrong turn taken by the development of representative institutions... | |
 | Adam Smith - Philosophy - 1822 - 350 pages
...temporary expedience. " In all cafes (fays Mr. HUME) it muft be ad" vantageous to know what is moft perfect in the kind, that we may " be able to bring any real conftitution or form of government as " near it as poflible, by fuch gentle alterations and innovations... | |
 | Istvan Hont, Michael Ignatieff - Business & Economics - 1983 - 388 pages
...afford an opportunity to reduce the theory to practice. In all cases, moreover, it must be advantageous to know what is most perfect in the kind, that we may he able to bring any real constitution or form of government as near it as possible, by such gentle... | |
 | Gregory Claeys - History - 1994 - 356 pages
...new one, in some distant part of the world? In all cases, it must be advantageous to know what is the most perfect in the kind, that we may be able to bring...form of government as near it as possible, by such gende alterations and innovations as may not give too great disturbance to society. All I pretend to... | |
 | Nicholas Deakin, Catherine Jones Finer, Bob Matthews - Political Science - 2004 - 400 pages
...The Idea of a Perfect Commonwealth', that 'in all cases, it must be advantageous to know what is the most perfect in the kind, that we may be able to bring...alterations and innovations as may not give too great a disturbance to society'. Note 1 Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy. Allen & Unwin, 1943 (l)nwin... | |
 | Wilson C. McWilliams - Social Science - 2006 - 366 pages
...commodious for sailing...," and proposes in this regard that "it must be advantageous to know what is the most perfect in the kind, that we may be able to bring...any real constitution or form of government as near as it is possible...."7 Reflecting Enlightenment confidence of the human ability to navigate, and conquer,... | |
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it must be advantageous to know what is most perfect in the kind, that we may be able to bring any real constitution or form of government as near it as possible, by such gende alterations and innovations as may not give too great disturbance to society. 
