If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.
EDMUND BURKEApplause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
More Edmund Burke Quotes
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Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.
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To speak of atrocious crime in mild language is treason to virtue.
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A populace never rebels from passion for attack, but from impatience of suffering.
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In history, a great volume is unrolled for our instruction, drawing the materials of future wisdom from the past errors and infirmities of mankind.
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The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.
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An event has happened, upon which it is difficult to speak, and impossible to be silent.
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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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To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.
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When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.
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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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Evil prevails when good men fail to act.
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Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
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All men have equal rights, but not to equal things.
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Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe.
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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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