Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.
EDMUND BURKEThe greatest sin is to do nothing because you can only do a little.
More Edmund Burke Quotes
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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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Men who undertake considerable things, even in a regular way, ought to give us ground to presume ability.
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The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.
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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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Turn over a new leaf.
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He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.
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Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it’s yellow.
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If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.
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The essence of tyranny is the enforcement of stupid laws.
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The use of force alone is but temporary. It may subdue for a moment; but it does not remove the necessity of subduing again; and a nation is not governed, which is perpetually to be conquered.
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Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe.
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Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is not a finished creation.
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To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.
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When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.
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It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters.
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