On the record
France, by the mere circumstance of its vicinity, had been, and in a degree always must be, an object of our vigilance, either with regard to her actual power or to her influence and example.
Said by
Edmund Burke
Source
gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “France, by the mere circumstance of its vicinity, had been, and in a degree always must be, an object of our vigilance…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke asserts that France's proximity necessitates constant vigilance from Britain regarding its power and influence.
Share
More from Edmund Burke
Jan 1, 1790
Unquestionably there was at the Revolution, in the person of King William, a small and a temporary deviation from the strict order of a regular hereditary succession; but it is against all genuine principles of jurisprudence to draw a…
Jan 1, 1790
Though a king may abdicate for his own person, he cannot abdicate for the monarchy.
Jan 1, 1790
All your sophisters cannot produce anything better adapted to preserve a rational and manly freedom than the course that we have pursued, who have chosen our nature rather than our speculations, our breasts rather than our inventions, for…
Jan 1, 1790
But the course of succession is the healthy habit of the British Constitution.
Other voices in this conversation
