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
mind progress march
The march of the human mind is slow.
government order liberty
The only liberty that is valuable is a liberty connected with order; that not only exists along with order and virtue, but which cannot exist at all without them. It inheres in good and steady government, as in its substance and vital principle.
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When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.
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Free trade is not based on utility but on justice.
god men unity
What ever disunites man from God, also disunites man from man.
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Education is the cheap defense of nations.
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If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.
tyrants tyranny multitudes
The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.
inspirational perseverance may
By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.
flattery giver flattering
Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.
inspirational life education
He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.
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Slavery is a weed that grows on every soil.
book reading carpe-diem
To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.
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In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.