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Edmund Burke Quotes

Edmund Burke quotes

Irish Statesman January 12, 1729 – July 9, 1797

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Edmund Burke quote: "Free trade is not based on utility but on justice."
Free trade is not based on utility but on justice. Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke quote: "Superstition is the religion of feeble minds."
Superstition is the religion of feeble minds. Edmund Burke
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
Edmund Burke quote: "By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation."
By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation. Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke quote: "If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our..."
If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed. Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke quote: "Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement."
Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement. Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke quote: "It is a general popular error to imagine the loudest..."
It is a general popular error to imagine the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare. Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke quote: "Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for..."
Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing. Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke quote: "Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it."
Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it. Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke quote: "Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it."
Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it. Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke quote: "Ambition can creep as well as soar."
Ambition can creep as well as soar. Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke quote: "Kings will be tyrants by policy when subjects are rebels from..."
Kings will be tyrants by policy when subjects are rebels from principle. Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke quote: "Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the..."
Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthian capital of polished society. Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke quote: "In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of..."
In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority. Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke quote: "Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny."
Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny. Edmund Burke

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