Edmund Burke

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"We must not always judge of the generality of the opinion by the noise of the acclamation."	Miscellaneous
"Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthian capital of polished society."	Men
"There is a boundary to men's passions when they act from feelings; but none when they are under the influence of imagination."	Imagination, Men
"The only infallible criterion of wisdom to vulgar minds -- success."	Knowledge, Success, Wisdom
"Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none."	Evil
"Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting."	Thinking
"Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little."	Comedy, Help
"Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement. No sound ought to be heard in the church but the healing voice of Christian charity. The cause of civil liberty and civil government gains as little as that of religion by this confusion of duties. Those who quit their proper character to assume what does not belong to them are, for the greater part, ignorant both of the character they leave and of the character they assume."	Politics
"That the greatest security of the people, against the encroachments and usurpations of their superiors, is to keep the Spirit of Liberty constantly awake, is an undeniable truth."	Economics, Liberty
"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."	Justice
"Education is the cheap defence of nations."	Education
"All that is necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing."	Evil, Good, Men
"Tell me what are the prevailing sentiments that occupy the minds of your young men, and I will tell you what is to be the character of the next generation."	Youth
"We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature."	Change, Excellence, Law
"The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedients, and by parts."	Anger, Art, Death
"History is a pact between the dead, the living, and the yet unborn."	Death, History, Life
"He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist in our helper."	Ability, Help, Strength
"Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. Men have right that these wants should be provided for, [including] the want of a sufficient restraint upon their passions."	Desires, Government, Knowledge
"An event has happened, upon which it is difficult to speak, and impossible to be silent."	Adversity, Difficulty
"To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting."	Reading
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