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Men who undertake considerable things, even in a regular way, ought to give us ground to presume ability.

Edmund Burke

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
EDMUND BURKE

Greatness Himself Mistake
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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Accomplishment God Judgement Moral World
Dogs are indeed the most social, affectionate, and amiable animals of the whole brute creation.
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Affection Animal Creation Social
Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair.
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Despair Work
Those who have been intoxicated with power… can never willingly abandon it.
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Abandonment Power Willing
The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.
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Dangerous Liberty True
But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint.
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Greatness Liberty Madness Possible Restraint Virtue Wisdom
In history, a great volume is unrolled for our instruction, drawing the materials of future wisdom from the past errors and infirmities of mankind.
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Errors History Instruction Kind Man Past Volume Wisdom
Circumspection and caution are part of wisdom.
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Caution Wisdom
Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.
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Agreement Politics
They defend their errors as if they were defending their inheritance.
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Defend Errors Inheritance
Superstition is the religion of feeble minds.
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Mindset Religion Superstition
Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe.
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Justice Liberty Opinion Safety Separate
The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.
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Evil Fate Goodness Man Politics Rule
All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.
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Barter Found Government Human Virtue
Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.
EDMUND BURKE

Destiny History Repeat

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