The essence of tyranny is the enforcement of stupid laws.
EDMUND BURKEIt is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.
More Edmund Burke Quotes
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Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.
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Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.
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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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Good order is the foundation of all things.
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To speak of atrocious crime in mild language is treason to virtue.
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The great must submit to the dominion of prudence and of virtue, or none will long submit to the dominion of the great.
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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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The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.
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The greatest sin is to do nothing because you can only do a little.
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Equity money is dynamic and debt money is static.
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In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.
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Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it’s yellow.
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Turn over a new leaf.
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A great empire and little minds go ill together.
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The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.
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