All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. – Edmund Burke
Fraud is the ready minister of injustice. – Edmund Burke
Laws, like houses, lean on one another. – Edmund Burke
He that accuses all mankind of corruption ought to remember that he is sure to convict only one. – Edmund Burke
The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse. – Edmund Burke
The arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth. – Edmund Burke
Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver. – Edmund Burke
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little. – Edmund Burke
The nerve that never relaxes, the eye that never blanches, the thought that never wanders, the purpose that never wavers – these are the masters of victory. – Edmund Burke
Superstition is the religion of feeble minds. – Edmund Burke
The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion. – Edmund Burke
The greatest gift is a passion for reading. – Edmund Burke
Ambition can creep as well as soar. – Edmund Burke
A representative owes not just his industry but his judgement. – Edmund Burke
They will never love where they ought to love, who do not hate where they ought to hate. – Edmund Burke
It is generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles and design. – Edmund Burke
Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe. – Edmund Burke
No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear. – Edmund Burke
There is a boundary to men’s passions when they act from feelings; but none when they are under the influence of imagination. – Edmund Burke
Liberty does not exist in the absence of morality. – Edmund Burke
There is no safety for honest men except by believing all possible evil of evil men. – Edmund Burke
Among a people generally corrupt, liberty cannot long exist. – Edmund Burke
If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed. – Edmund Burke
Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair. – Edmund Burke
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the Gods. – Edmund Burke
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