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.
EDMUND BURKEThe grave is a common treasury, to which we must all be taken.
More Edmund Burke Quotes
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The great inlet by which a colour for oppression has entered into the world is by one man’s pretending to determine concerning the happiness of another.
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Applaud us when we run, Console us when we fall, Cheer us when we recover.
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The grave is a common treasury, to which we must all be taken.
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People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.
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A great empire and little minds go ill together.
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Men love to hear of their power, but have an extreme disrelish to be told their duty.
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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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All that needs to be done for evil to prevail is good men doing nothing.
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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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Those who have been intoxicated with power… can never willingly abandon it.
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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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Power gradually extirpates from the mind every humane and gentle virtue.
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The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity.
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Education is the cheap defense of nations.
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We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.
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