 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 464 oldal
...useful ? What do we mean, when we say that one past event is important, and another insignificant ? No past event has any intrinsic importance. The knowledge...form just calculations with respect to the future. A history which does not serve this purpose, though it may be filled with battles, treaties, and commotions,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 oldal
...important, and another insignificant 7 No past event has any intrinsic importance. The knowledge of it a gislative A history which does not serve this purpose, though it may be filled with battles, treaties, and commotions,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 764 oldal
...useful Ï What do we mean, when we say that one past event is important, and another insignificant 1 No past event has any intrinsic importance. The knowledge...form just calculations with respect to the future. A history which docs not serve this purpose, though it may be filled with battles, treaties, and commotions,... | |
 | 1852 - 780 oldal
...useful ! What do we mean, when we say that one past event is important, and another insignificant 1 e to blush for the disingenuousness of A history which docs not serve this purpose, though it may be filled with battles, treaties, and commotions,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1856 - 770 oldal
...useful 7 What do we mean, when we say that one past event is important, anil another insignificant? No past event has any intrinsic importance. The knowledge...form just calculations with respect to the future. A history which docs not serve this purpose, though it may be filled with battles, treaties, and commotions,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1858 - 780 oldal
...useful ? ' What do we mean, when we say that one pajfc event is important, and another insignificant? j been harmless. They have, indeed, given cur rency...opinions with respect to ancient history. They have A history which docs not serve this purpose, though it rnav be filled with battles, treaties, and commotions,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1861 - 752 oldal
...useful ? What do we mean, when w& say that one past event is important, and another insignificant 1 ty than Mr. Mitford. We willingly acknowledge the obligations which forjn just calculations with respect to the future. A history wfeich does not. serve this purpose,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1866 - 704 oldal
...useful ? What do we mean when we say that one past event is important and another insignificant ?' No past event has any intrinsic importance. The knowledge...of it is valuable only as it leads us to form just calculationswith respect to the future. A history which does not serve', this purpose, though it may... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1871 - 704 oldal
...less useful ? What do we mean when we say that one past event is important and another insignificant ? No past event has any intrinsic importance. The knowledge...form just calculations with respect to the future. A history which does not serve this purpose, though it may be filled with battles, treaties, and commotions,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1876 - 508 oldal
...less useful ? What do we mean when we say that one past event is important and another insignificant ? No past event has any intrinsic importance. The knowledge...form just calculations with respect to the future. A history which does not serve this purpose, though it may be filled with battles, treaties, and commotions,... | |
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No past event has any intrinsic importance. The knowledge of it is valuable only as it leads us to form just calculations with respect to the future. 
