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Edmund Burke Quotes: "There never was a bad man that had ability for good service."

There never was a bad man that had ability for good service.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "Is it in destroying and pulling down that skill is displayed? The shallowest understanding, the rudest hand, is more than equal to that task."

Is it in destroying and pulling down that skill is displayed? The shallowest understanding, the rudest hand, is more than equal to that task.




Edmund Burke Quotes: "Education is a nation's cheapest defence"

Education is a nation's cheapest defence



Edmund Burke Quotes: "I would rather sleep in the southern corner of a little country churchyard than in the tomb of the Capulets."

I would rather sleep in the southern corner of a little country churchyard than in the tomb of the Capulets.




Edmund Burke Quotes: "The same sun which gilds all nature, and exhilarates the whole creation, does not shine upon disappointed ambition."

The same sun which gilds all nature, and exhilarates the whole creation, does not shine upon disappointed ambition.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "The most favourable laws can do very little towards the happiness of people when the disposition of the ruling power is adverse to them."

The most favourable laws can do very little towards the happiness of people when the disposition of the ruling power is adverse to them.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "Sallust is indisputably one of the best historians among the Romans, both for the purity of his language and the elegance of his style."

Sallust is indisputably one of the best historians among the Romans, both for the purity of his language and the elegance of his style.




Edmund Burke Quotes: "The moment that government appears at market, the principles of the market will be subverted."

The moment that government appears at market, the principles of the market will be subverted.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "Futurity is the great concern of mankind."

Futurity is the great concern of mankind.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "It is undoubtedly true, though it may seem paradoxical,--but, in general, those who are habitually employed in finding and displaying faults are unqualified for the work of reformation."

It is undoubtedly true, though it may seem paradoxical,--but, in general, those who are habitually employed in finding and displaying faults are unqualified for the work of reformation.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "Neither the few nor the many have a right to act merely by their will, in any matter connected with duty, trust, engagement, or obligation."

Neither the few nor the many have a right to act merely by their will, in any matter connected with duty, trust, engagement, or obligation.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "A thing may look specious in theory, and yet be ruinous in practice; a thing may look evil in theory, and yet be in practice excellent."

A thing may look specious in theory, and yet be ruinous in practice; a thing may look evil in theory, and yet be in practice excellent.




Edmund Burke Quotes: "Nothing less will content me, than wholeAmerica."

Nothing less will content me, than wholeAmerica.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "Spain: A whale stranded upon the coast of Europe."

Spain: A whale stranded upon the coast of Europe.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "By looking into physical causes our minds are opened and enlarged; and in this pursuit, whether we take or whether we lose the game, the chase is certainly of service."

By looking into physical causes our minds are opened and enlarged; and in this pursuit, whether we take or whether we lose the game, the chase is certainly of service.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "Over-taxation cost England her colonies of North America."

Over-taxation cost England her colonies of North America.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "Old religious factions are volcanoes burnt out."

Old religious factions are volcanoes burnt out.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "Man acts from adequate motives relative to his interest, and not on metaphysical speculations."

Man acts from adequate motives relative to his interest, and not on metaphysical speculations.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "Prejudice renders a man's virtue his habit, and a series of unconnected arts. Though just prejudice, his duty becomes a part of his nature."

Prejudice renders a man's virtue his habit, and a series of unconnected arts. Though just prejudice, his duty becomes a part of his nature.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "Depend upon it that the lovers of freedom will be free."

Depend upon it that the lovers of freedom will be free.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods." (1794)]"

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods." (1794)]



Edmund Burke Quotes: "Woman is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one."

Woman is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "The human mind is often, and I think it is for the most part, in a state neither of pain nor pleasure, which I call a state of indifference."

The human mind is often, and I think it is for the most part, in a state neither of pain nor pleasure, which I call a state of indifference.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "No power so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear."

No power so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "Among a people generally corrupt, liberty cannot long exist."

Among a people generally corrupt, liberty cannot long exist.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting."

Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it."

Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors."

People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "It is our ignorance of things that causes all our admiration and chiefly excites our passions."

It is our ignorance of things that causes all our admiration and chiefly excites our passions.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "Society is indeed a contract ... it becomes a participant not only between those who are living, those who are dead, and those who are to be born."

Society is indeed a contract ... it becomes a participant not only between those who are living, those who are dead, and those who are to be born.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed."

If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "All That Is Needed For Evil To Succeeded, Is For Good People To Do Nothing"

All That Is Needed For Evil To Succeeded, Is For Good People To Do Nothing



Edmund Burke Quotes: "All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing."

All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "History is the preceptor of prudence, not principles."

History is the preceptor of prudence, not principles.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "It is generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles and design."

It is generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles and design.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "A representative owes not just his industry but his judgement"

A representative owes not just his industry but his judgement



Edmund Burke Quotes: "Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the"

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the



Edmund Burke Quotes: "He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skills. Our antagonist is our helper."

He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skills. Our antagonist is our helper.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "Adversity is a severe instructor. ... He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper."

Adversity is a severe instructor. ... He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "Mere parsimony is not economy . . . expense and great expense may be an essential part of true economy."

Mere parsimony is not economy . . . expense and great expense may be an essential part of true economy.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "All government - indeed every human benefit and enjoyment every virtue and every prudent act - is founded on compromise and barter."

All government - indeed every human benefit and enjoyment every virtue and every prudent act - is founded on compromise and barter.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "Never despair but if you do work on in despair."

Never despair but if you do work on in despair.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "No passion so effectively robs the mind of its powers of acting and reasoning as fear."

No passion so effectively robs the mind of its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "Well is it known that ambition can creep as well as soar."

Well is it known that ambition can creep as well as soar.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "I would rather sleep in the southern corner of a little country churchyard than in the tombs of the Capulets."

I would rather sleep in the southern corner of a little country churchyard than in the tombs of the Capulets.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "History is a pact between the dead the living and the yet unborn."

History is a pact between the dead the living and the yet unborn.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "The cold neutrality of an impartial judge."

The cold neutrality of an impartial judge.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "The effect of liberty on individuals is that they may do what they please: we ought to see what it will please them to do before we risk congratulations."

The effect of liberty on individuals is that they may do what they please: we ought to see what it will please them to do before we risk congratulations.



Edmund Burke Quotes: "There is a courageous wisdom there is also a false reptile prudence the result not of caution but of fear."

There is a courageous wisdom there is also a false reptile prudence the result not of caution but of fear.