Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous
old Edmund Burke quotes, Edmund Burke sayings, and Edmund Burke proverbs, collected over the years from a variety
of sources.'
You can never plan the future by the past.Edmund Burke
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Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little.Edmund Burke
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Laws, like houses, lean on one another.Edmund Burke
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Bad laws are the worst form of tyranny.Edmund Burke
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Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.Edmund Burke
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Falsehood is a perennial spring.Edmund Burke
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The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.Edmund Burke
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The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.Edmund Burke
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We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.Edmund Burke
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All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.Edmund Burke
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There ought to be system of manners in every nation which a well-formed mind would be disposed to relish. To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.Edmund Burke
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Not men but measures a sort of charm by which many people get loose from every honorable engagement.Edmund Burke
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Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existence to nothing.Edmund Burke
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Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.Edmund Burke
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It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do.Edmund Burke
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A perfect democracy is therefore the most shameless thing in the world.Edmund Burke
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General rebellions and revolts of a whole people never were encouraged now or at any time. They are always provoked.Edmund Burke
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If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.Edmund Burke
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To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.Edmund Burke
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A representative owes not just his industry but his judgement.Edmund Burke
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The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.Edmund Burke
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Slavery is a weed that grows on every soil.Edmund Burke
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Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls.Edmund Burke
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If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.Edmund Burke
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Nothing is so rash as fear; its counsels very rarely put off, whilst they are always sure to aggravate the evils from which it would fly.Edmund Burke
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The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny. Edmund Burke
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All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.Edmund Burke
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Manners are of more importance than laws. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us, by a constant, steady, uniform, insensible operation, like that of the air we breathe.Edmund Burke
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He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.Edmund Burke
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Crimes lead one into another; they who are capable of being forgers are capable of being incendiaries.Edmund Burke