But if, through a supine security, to which such fortunes are peculiarly liable, they neglect the use of their influence in the season of their power, on the first derangement of society the nerves of their strength will be cut.
Burke warns about the dangers of neglecting influence during times of power, emphasizing the consequences of inaction.
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But supposing they had ranked as they ought to do, and as with us they do actually, the sides of sick-beds are not the academies for forming statesmen and legislators.
An irregular, convulsive movement may be necessary to throw off an irregular, convulsive disease.
Do they mean to attaint and disable backwards all the kings that have reigned before the Revolution, and consequently to stain the throne of England with the blot of a continual usurpation?
The people of England will not ape the fashions they have never tried, nor go back to those which they have found mischievous on trial.
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