Edmund Burke ( 10 of 111 )
They defend their errors as if they were defending their inheritance.
They defend their errors as if they were defending their inheritance.
And having looked to Government for bread, on the very first
scarcity they will turn and bite the hand read more
And having looked to Government for bread, on the very first
scarcity they will turn and bite the hand that fed them.
All government--indeed, every human benefit and enjoyment, every
virtue and every prudent act--is founded on compromise and
barter.
All government--indeed, every human benefit and enjoyment, every
virtue and every prudent act--is founded on compromise and
barter.
We must not always judge of the generality of the opinion by the noise of the acclamation.
We must not always judge of the generality of the opinion by the noise of the acclamation.
The men of England--the men, I mean of light and leading in
England.
The men of England--the men, I mean of light and leading in
England.
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and
Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of read more
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and
Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.
I know that many have been taught to think that moderation, in a case like this, is a sort of read more
I know that many have been taught to think that moderation, in a case like this, is a sort of treason
Writers, especially when they act in a body and with one
direction, have great influence on the public mind.
Writers, especially when they act in a body and with one
direction, have great influence on the public mind.
A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken
together, would by my standard of a statesman.
A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken
together, would by my standard of a statesman.
Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no
other.
Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no
other.
