The essence of tyranny is the enforcement of stupid laws.
EDMUND BURKEThe grave is a common treasury, to which we must all be taken.
More Edmund Burke Quotes
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The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
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One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to good.
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General rebellions and revolts of a whole people never were encouraged now or at any time. They are always provoked.
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Turn over a new leaf.
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The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.
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All the forces of darkness need to succeed … is for the people to do nothing.
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The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.
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Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.
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We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.
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Great men are never sufficiently shown but in struggles.
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Superstition is the religion of feeble minds.
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Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
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Our patience will achieve more than our force.
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People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.
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The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.
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