What ever disunites man from God, also disunites man from man.
EDMUND BURKEThe only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
More Edmund Burke Quotes
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One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to good.
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But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded; and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever.
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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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Men who undertake considerable things, even in a regular way, ought to give us ground to presume ability.
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The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity.
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A coward’s courage is in his tongue.
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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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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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To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.
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Those who attempt to level never equalize.
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Good order is the foundation of all things.
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To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.
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Superstition is the religion of feeble minds.
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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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