Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
EDMUND BURKECircumspection and caution are part of wisdom.
More Edmund Burke Quotes
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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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The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
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The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.
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Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.
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The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.
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Men who undertake considerable things, even in a regular way, ought to give us ground to presume ability.
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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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Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under the suspicion of being no policy at all.
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They defend their errors as if they were defending their inheritance.
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Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.
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The greatest sin is to do nothing because you can only do a little.
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The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.
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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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Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing.
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Good company, lively conversation, and the endearments of friendship fill the mind with great pleasure.
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