Edmund Burke ( 10 of 111 )
The writers against religion, whilst they oppose every system,
are wisely careful never to set up any of their read more
The writers against religion, whilst they oppose every system,
are wisely careful never to set up any of their own.
No man can mortgage his injustice as a pawn for his fidelity.
No man can mortgage his injustice as a pawn for his fidelity.
But the concessions of the weak are the concessions of fear.
But the concessions of the weak are the concessions of fear.
The cold neutrality of an impartial judge.
The cold neutrality of an impartial judge.
There ought to be system of manners in every nation which a
well-formed mind would be disposed to relish. read more
There ought to be system of manners in every nation which a
well-formed mind would be disposed to relish. To make us love
our country, our country ought to be lovely.
Some decent regulated pre-eminence, some preference (not
exclusive appropriation) given to birth, is neither unnatural,
nor unjust, nor read more
Some decent regulated pre-eminence, some preference (not
exclusive appropriation) given to birth, is neither unnatural,
nor unjust, nor impolite.
I am convinced that we have a degree of delight, and that no
small one, in the real misfortunes read more
I am convinced that we have a degree of delight, and that no
small one, in the real misfortunes and pains of others.
Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is not a finished creation.
Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is not a finished creation.
It is the function of a judge not to make but to declare the law,
according to the golden read more
It is the function of a judge not to make but to declare the law,
according to the golden mete-wand of the law and not by the
crooked cord of discretion.
The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.
The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.
