Men who undertake considerable things, even in a regular way, ought to give us ground to presume ability.
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More Edmund Burke Quotes
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Good order is the foundation of all things.
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General rebellions and revolts of a whole people never were encouraged now or at any time. They are always provoked.
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Applaud us when we run, Console us when we fall, Cheer us when we recover.
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Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is not a finished creation.
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Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe.
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Great men are never sufficiently shown but in struggles.
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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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He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.
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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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The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.
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Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites.
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The grave is a common treasury, to which we must all be taken.
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A populace never rebels from passion for attack, but from impatience of suffering.
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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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The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.
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