In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.
EDMUND BURKEWhen 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.
More Edmund Burke Quotes
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All men have equal rights, but not to equal things.
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Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.
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Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.
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People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.
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They defend their errors as if they were defending their inheritance.
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Those who attempt to level never equalize.
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Equity money is dynamic and debt money is static.
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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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Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
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All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.
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There is no safety for honest men, but by believing all possible evil of evil men, and by acting with promptitude, decision, and steadiness on that belief.
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All the forces of darkness need to succeed … is for the people to do nothing.
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Circumspection and caution are part of wisdom.
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Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.
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Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.
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