It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.
EDMUND BURKEA State without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.
More Edmund Burke Quotes
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The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.
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There is a boundary to men’s passions when they act from feelings; but none when they are under the influence of imagination.
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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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Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.
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People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.
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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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General rebellions and revolts of a whole people never were encouraged now or at any time. They are always provoked.
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A coward’s courage is in his tongue.
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When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.
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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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Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites.
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Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.
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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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Applaud us when we run, Console us when we fall, Cheer us when we recover.
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By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.
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