Whilst shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart; nor will moderation be utterly exiled from the minds of tyrants.
Edmund BurkeAbout author
- Author's profession: Statesman
- Nationality: irish
- Born: January 12, 1729
- Died: July 9, 1797
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