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When a great man has some one object in view to be achieved in a given time, it may be absolutely necessary for him to walk out of all the common roads.

Edmund Burke

What ever disunites man from God, also disunites man from man.
EDMUND BURKE

God Man Separate Unity
The greatest sin is to do nothing because you can only do a little.
EDMUND BURKE

Greatness Sin Yourself
Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.
EDMUND BURKE

King Principle Rebel Subject Tyranny
There is no safety for honest men, but by believing all possible evil of evil men, and by acting with promptitude, decision, and steadiness on that belief.
EDMUND BURKE

Act Attitude Belief Believe Decision Honesty Man Possible Safety
Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.
EDMUND BURKE

Bad Law Worst
This sort of people are so taken up with their theories about the rights of man that they have totally forgotten his nature.
EDMUND BURKE

Forget Man Nature People Right Theory
Dogs are indeed the most social, affectionate, and amiable animals of the whole brute creation.
EDMUND BURKE

Affection Animal Creation Social
No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.
EDMUND BURKE

Act Fear Mindset Passion Power Reason
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
EDMUND BURKE

Greatness Himself Mistake
By hating vices too much, they come to love men too little.
EDMUND BURKE

Hate Love Vice
It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.
EDMUND BURKE

Anxiety Errors Loud Popular Public Welfare
One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to good.
EDMUND BURKE

Enemy Evil Goodness Oneself
Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other.
EDMUND BURKE

Kind Learning Man
The great must submit to the dominion of prudence and of virtue, or none will long submit to the dominion of the great.
EDMUND BURKE

Domination Greatness
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.
EDMUND BURKE

Alone Force Government Moments Temporary
Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.
EDMUND BURKE

Destiny History Repeat

When a great man has some one object in view to be achieved in a given time, it may be absolutely necessary for him to walk out of all the common roads.

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