Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke
Edmund Burkewas an Irish statesman born in Dublin, as well as an author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher who, after moving to London, served as a member of parliamentfor many years in the House of Commons with the Whig Party...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 January 1729
CountryIreland
peace war tyrants
Tyrants seldom want pretexts.
passion soul intuition
Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls.
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Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthian capital of polished society.
powerful people be-good
If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude that to be good from whence good is derived.
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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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To innovate is not to reform.
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The traveller has reached the end of the journey!
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Religious persecution may shield itself under the guise of a mistaken and over-zealous piety.
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There ought to be system of manners in every nation which a well-formed mind would be disposed to relish. To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.
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A populace never rebels from passion for attack, but from impatience of suffering.
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Dogs are indeed the most social, affectionate, and amiable animals of the whole brute creation...
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All those instances to be found in history, whether real or fabulous, of a doubtful public spirit, at which morality is perplexed, reason is staggered, and from which affrighted Nature recoils, are their chosen and almost sole examples for the instruction of their youth.
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General rebellions and revolts of a whole people never were encouraged now or at any time. They are always provoked.
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Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants.