 The greater part of universities have not even been very forward to adopt those improvements, after they were made ; and several of those learned societies have chosen to remain, for a long time, the sanctuaries in which exploded systems and obsolete...  The American Journal of Sociology - Page 1501919Full view - About this book
 | Christoph Meiners - 1794 - 636 pages
...for a long time, the ' fanauaries , in which exploded lyilcms and obfolcte prejudices found Iheltcr and protection, after they had been hunted out of every other corner of the world. In general the richeft and bed endowed univerfities have been the (lowed in adopting thefe improvement«, and the... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1801 - 448 pages
...time, the fancluaries in which exploded fyftems and obfolete prejudices found flicker and prote<£lion, after they had been hunted out of every other corner of the world. In general, the richeft and beft endowed univerfities have teen the floweft in adopting thofe improvements, and the... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1809 - 514 pages
...those improvements, after they were made; and several of those learned societies have chosen to remain, for a long time, the sanctuaries in which exploded...other corner of the world. In general, the richest and best endowed universities have been slowest in adopting those improvements, and the most averse to... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1811 - 520 pages
...improvements after they were made ; and several of those learned societies have chosen to remaip, for a Jong time, the sanctuaries in which exploded systems and...other corner of the world. In general, the richest and best endowed universities have been slowest in adopting those improvements, and the most averse to... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1811 - 532 pages
...remain, for ^ long time, the fancluaries in which exploded fyftems and obfolete prejudices found fhelter and protection, after they had been hunted out of every other corner of the world. In general, the richefl and befl endowed univerfities have been BOOK been the flowed in adopting thofe improvements,... | |
 | 1814 - 260 pages
...Bacon. These facts fully justify the assertion, that universities " have frequently chosen to remain for a long time, the sanctuaries in which exploded...prejudices found shelter and protection, after they had beetr hunted out of every other corner of the world," Were there on the contrary no such institutions,... | |
 | William Wirt - 1818 - 222 pages
...Bacon. These tacts fully justify the assertion.'that universities " have frequently chosen to remain for a long time, the sanctuaries in which exploded...they had been hunted out of every other corner of the world,1' Were there on the contrary no such institutions, it is hardly possible any science would be... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1819 - 518 pages
...societies have chosen to remain, for a long time, the sanctuaries in which exploded systems and ohselete prejudices found shelter and protection, after they...other corner of the world. In general, the richest and best endowed universities have been slowest in adopting those improvements, and the most averse to... | |
 | George Jardine - 1825 - 556 pages
...improvements after they were made; and several of these learned societies have chosen, for a long time, to be the sanctuaries in which exploded systems, and obsolete...protection, after they had been hunted out of every corner of the world. In general, the richest "and best endowed societies have been the slowest in adopting... | |
 | 1826 - 684 pages
...been justly remarked, such institutions have often " chosen to remain for a long time, the sanctuary in which exploded systems and obsolete prejudices...protection after they had been hunted out of every corner of the world." But if the colleges thus cling to their primitive statutes and prescriptions,... | |
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