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Calamity is man's true touchstone

Calamity is man's true touchstone

by Edmund Burke Found in: Disaster Quotes,
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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.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Ancestry Quotes,
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Falsehood is a perennial spring.

Falsehood is a perennial spring.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Falsehood Quotes,
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To execute laws is a royal office; to execute orders is not to be
a king. However, a political read more

To execute laws is a royal office; to execute orders is not to be
a king. However, a political executive magistracy, though merely
such, is a great trust.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Public trust Quotes,
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It looks to me to be narrow and pedantic to apply the ordinary
ideas of criminal justice to this read more

It looks to me to be narrow and pedantic to apply the ordinary
ideas of criminal justice to this great public contest. I do not
know the method of drawing up an indictment against a whole
people.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Justice Quotes,
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