“Superstition is the religion of feeble minds.”
— Edmund Burke
Author: Edmund Burke
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Education is the cheap defense of nations.
“Education is the cheap defense of nations.”
— Edmund Burke
Author: Edmund Burke
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No passion so effectually robs the mind
“No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.”
— Edmund Burke
Author: Edmund Burke
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I venture to say no war can
“I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people.”
— Edmund Burke
Author: Edmund Burke
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But what is liberty without wisdom, and
“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.”
— Edmund Burke
Author: Edmund Burke
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Nothing turns out to be so oppressive
“Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.”
— Edmund Burke
Author: Edmund Burke
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Beauty in distress is much the most
“Beauty in distress is much the most affecting beauty.”
— Edmund Burke
Author: Edmund Burke
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You can never plan the future by
“You can never plan the future by the past.”
— Edmund Burke
Author: Edmund Burke
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Our patience will achieve more than our
“Our patience will achieve more than our force.”
— Edmund Burke
Author: Edmund Burke
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I have never yet seen any plan
“I have never yet seen any plan which has not been mended by the observations of those who were much inferior in understanding to the person who took the lead in the business.”
— Edmund Burke
Author: Edmund Burke
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Beauty is the promise of happiness.
“Beauty is the promise of happiness.”
— Edmund Burke
Author: Edmund Burke
Category: happiness
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