True religion is the foundation of society. When that is once shaken by contempt, the whole fabric cannot be stable nor lasting.
EDMUND BURKEExample is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other.
More Edmund Burke Quotes
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Education is the cheap defense of nations.
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That the greatest security of the people, against the encroachments and usurpations of their superiors, is to keep the Spirit of Liberty constantly awake, is an undeniable truth.
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Applaud us when we run, Console us when we fall, Cheer us when we recover.
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Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe.
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When a great man has some one object in view to be achieved in a given time, it may be absolutely necessary for him to walk out of all the common roads.
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The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.
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There is nothing that God has judged good for us that He has not given us the means to accomplish, both in the natural and the moral world.
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All that is necessary for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing as they must if they believe they can do nothing. There is nothing worse because the council of despair is declaration of irresponsibility; it is Pilate washing his hands.
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Our patience will achieve more than our force.
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It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.
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By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.
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A coward’s courage is in his tongue.
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Liberty does not exist in the absence of morality.
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The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.
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The greatest sin is to do nothing because you can only do a little.
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