The law, he said, in his fine description of George Grenville, in words that all who think about schemes of education ought to ponder, "is, in my opinion, one of the first and noblest of human sciences; a science which does more to quicken and invigorate the understanding than all the other kinds of learning put together; but it is not apt, except in persons very happily born, to open and to liberalise the mind exactly in the same proportion."
"Burke"
John Morley
Whatever tendency to "liberalise" the mind from dogmas and creeds prevails in these works, the talents and learning of Collins were of the first class.
"Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 (of 3)"
Isaac Disraeli
The celebrated Marquis of Lansdowne introduced a useful word, which has of late been warmly adopted in France as well as in England-to liberalise; the noun has been drawn out of the verb-for in the marquis's time that was only an abstract conception which is now a sect; and to liberalise was theoretically introduced before the liberals arose.
"Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 (of 3)"
Isaac Disraeli