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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.

Edmund Burke

By hating vices too much, they come to love men too little.
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Hate Love Vice
The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.
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Delusion Give Up Liberty People
General rebellions and revolts of a whole people never were encouraged now or at any time. They are always provoked.
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Encouragement People Provoke Rebel Revolution Time
A great empire and little minds go ill together.
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Empire Greatness Mindset Togetherness
If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.
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Command Freedom Poor Rich Wealth
All that needs to be done for evil to prevail is good men doing nothing.
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Evil Goodness Man Ourselves
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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Foundation Religion Society Stability True
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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Council Evil Hands Irresponsibility Necessary Success Wash
One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to good.
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Enemy Evil Goodness Oneself
Men who undertake considerable things, even in a regular way, ought to give us ground to presume ability.
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Ability Man Ourselves Regular
Evil prevails when good men fail to act.
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Act Evil Failure Goodness Man
Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.
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Destiny History Repeat
Power gradually extirpates from the mind every humane and gentle virtue.
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Gentle Gradual Human Mindset Power
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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Alone Force Government Moments Temporary
Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.
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Deep Goodness Tolerance
History consists, for the greater part, of the miseries brought upon the world by pride, ambition, avarice, revenge, lust, sedition, hypocrisy, ungoverned zeal, and all the train of disorderly appetite.
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Appetite Greatness History Misery Pride Training World

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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