Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke was an Irish political philosopher, Whig politician, and statesman; he is regarded by many as the "father" of modern conservatism.
Found 46 thoughts of Edmund Burke
If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.
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All that's necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing.
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By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.
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Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe.
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But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint.
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The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.
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He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist in our helper.
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There never was a bad man that had ability for good service.
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The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
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All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.
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I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people.
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I know of nothing sublime which is not some modification of power.
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Those who have been once intoxicated with power, and have derived any kind of emolument from it, even though but for one year, never can willingly abandon it. They may be distressed in the midst of all their power; but they will never look to anything but power for their relief.
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Adversity is a severe instructor, set over us by one who knows us better than we do ourselves, as he loves us better too. He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. This conflict with difficulty makes us acquainted with our object, and compels us to consider it in all its relations. It will not suffer us to be superficial.
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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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It's extremely difficult to lead further than you have gone yourself.
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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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If you can be well without health, you may be happy without virtue.
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It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.
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Whilst shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart; nor will moderation be utterly exiled from the minds of tyrants.
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Magnanimity in politics is not seldom the truest wisdom; and a great empire and little minds go ill together.
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