Maxioms by Edmund Burke
The individual is foolish; the multitude, for the moment is
foolish, when they act without deliberation; but the species read more
The individual is foolish; the multitude, for the moment is
foolish, when they act without deliberation; but the species is
wise, and, when time is given to it, as a species it always acts
right.
A people who are still, as it were, but in the gristle, and not
yet hardened into the bone read more
A people who are still, as it were, but in the gristle, and not
yet hardened into the bone of manhood.
A perfect democracy is therefore the most shameless thing in the
world.
A perfect democracy is therefore the most shameless thing in the
world.
By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.
By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.
People will not look forward to posterity, who never look
backward to their ancestors.
People will not look forward to posterity, who never look
backward to their ancestors.
