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
admiration happiness
She is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one
above chains civil exact justice liberties love men moral proportion qualified
Men are qualified for civil liberties in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their appetites: in proportion as their love of justice is above their rapacity
exalted general opinion paper virtue
I have in general no very exalted opinion of the virtue of paper government.
beat clean glad good nervous next quality run smart took year
I did my best. I was nervous and I just took off too fast. I didn't run a smart race. I just didn't have enough at the end. I can come back next year with a clean slate. I was glad to be beat by some good quality runners. I'll be back.
criterion infallible judgments success vulgar wisdom
The only infallible criterion of wisdom to vulgar judgments - success
given love men object please tax
To please universally was the object of his life; but to tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is not given to men
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It's extremely difficult to lead further than you have gone yourself.
generous nature suffered wise
Through a wise and salutary neglect, a generous nature has been suffered to take her own way to perfection.
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He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. This amicable conflict with difficulty helps us to an intimate acquaintance with our object, and compels us to consider it in all its relations. It will not suffer us to be superficial.
foundation good order
Good order is the foundation of all good things
bad good men sacrifice struggle
When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle
antagonist nerves
He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist in our helper.
backward confined generally people result spirit temper
A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.
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If the grain were separated from the chaff, which fills the works of our national poets, what is truly valuable would be to what is useless in the proportion of a molehill to a mountain