“Whilst shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart; nor will moderation be utterly exiled from the minds of tyrants.”
Edmund Burke
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“We must soften into a credulity below the milkiness of infancy to think all men virtuous. We must be tainted with a malignity truly diabolical, to believe all the world to be equally wicked and corrupt.”
Edmund Burke
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“It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles, and designs.”
Edmund Burke
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“We know, and it is our pride to know, that man is by his constitution a religious animal.”
Edmund Burke
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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.”
Edmund Burke
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“Education is the cheap defense of nations.”
Edmund Burke
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“Beauty is the promise of happiness.”
Edmund Burke
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“Beauty in distress is much the most affecting beauty.”
Edmund Burke
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“The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedients, and by parts.”
Edmund Burke
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“In all forms of government the people is the true legislator.”
Edmund Burke
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“A conscientious man would be cautious how he dealt in blood.”
Edmund Burke
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“I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people.”
Edmund Burke
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“Contempt is not a thing to be despised.”
Edmund Burke
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“Education is the cheap defence of nations.”
Edmund Burke
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“Custom reconciles us to everything.”
Edmund Burke
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“The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity.”
Edmund Burke
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“Among a people generally corrupt, liberty cannot long exist.”
Edmund Burke
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“The arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth.”
Edmund Burke
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“If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.”
Edmund Burke
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“The yielding of the weak is the concession to fear.”
Edmund Burke
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