“But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded; and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever.”
— Edmund Burke
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Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows,
“Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existence to nothing.”
— Edmund Burke
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Justice is itself the great standing policy
“Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under the suspicion of being no policy at all.”
— Edmund Burke
Author: Edmund Burke
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Nothing is so fatal to religion as
“Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.”
— Edmund Burke
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When bad men combine, the good must
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.”
— Edmund Burke
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Religion is essentially the art and the
“Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is not a finished creation.”
— Edmund Burke
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Facts are to the mind what food
“Facts are to the mind what food is to the body.”
— Edmund Burke
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When bad men combine, the good must
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.”
— Edmund Burke
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Society can overlook murder, adultery or swindling;
“Society can overlook murder, adultery or swindling; it never forgives preaching of a new gospel.”
— Edmund Burke
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What ever disunites man from God, also
“What ever disunites man from God, also disunites man from man.”
— Edmund Burke
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The arrogance of age must submit to
“The arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth.”
— Edmund Burke
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