He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.
EDMUND BURKEThe people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.
More Edmund Burke Quotes
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Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.
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What ever disunites man from God, also disunites man from man.
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Prudence is not only the first in rank of the virtues political and moral, but she is the director and regulator, the standard of them all.
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Good order is the foundation of all things.
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A State without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.
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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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People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.
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By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.
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Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.
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True religion is the foundation of society. When that is once shaken by contempt, the whole fabric cannot be stable nor lasting.
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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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Applaud us when we run, Console us when we fall, Cheer us when we recover.
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Those who have been intoxicated with power… can never willingly abandon it.
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Education is the cheap defense of nations.
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Good company, lively conversation, and the endearments of friendship fill the mind with great pleasure.
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