A State without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.
EDMUND BURKENo passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.
More Edmund Burke Quotes
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Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
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Turn over a new leaf.
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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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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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We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.
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Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
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Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion.
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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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A great empire and little minds go ill together.
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What ever disunites man from God, also disunites man from man.
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When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.
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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.
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Equity money is dynamic and debt money is static.
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In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.
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He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.
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