Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy. EDMUND BURKE EconomicsEconomyEssentialExpenseTrue
Among a people generally corrupt liberty cannot long exist. EDMUND BURKE CorruptionExistenceLibertyPeople
Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones. EDMUND BURKE EndGoalMindsetNobleOneselfWeakness
Nothing in progression can rest on its original plan. We may as well think of rocking a grown man in the cradle of an infant. EDMUND BURKE InfantOriginalPlanningThinking
A State without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation. EDMUND BURKE ChangeConservationConversationState
To speak of atrocious crime in mild language is treason to virtue. EDMUND BURKE CrimeDeathLanguageTalkTreasonValue
It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do. EDMUND BURKE HumanityJusticeLawReason
