Quote#Happiness
Mr. Burke's book [Reflections on the Revolution in France] is very…
Quote byRichard Hurd · 1720–1808
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to Bishop Butler (30 December 1790), quoted in Francis Kilvert, Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Right Rev. Richard Hurd, D. D., Lord Bishop of Worcester; With a Selection From His Correspondence and Other Unpublished Papers (1860), p. 321.
English (original)
Mr. Burke's book [Reflections on the Revolution in France] is very entertaining, and, what is better, contains much truth and sound political reflection, though sometimes dressed in a fantastic mode of expression. I hope the innovating humour will decline among us, and that men will be satisfied in being happy after the old way.
— Richard Hurd
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