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Edmund Burke Quotes - Page 5

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He only deserves to be remembered by posterity who treasures up and preserves the history of his ancestors.

He only deserves to be remembered by posterity who treasures up and preserves the history of his ancestors.

Treasure, Ancestor, Remembered

Men are as much blinded by the extremes of misery as by the extremes of prosperity.

Men, Misery, Prosperity

Edmund Burke (1791). “Letter to a Member of the National Assembly”, p.11

The method of teaching which approaches most nearly to the method of investigation is incomparably the best.

Teaching, Investigation, Method

Edmund Burke (1824). “A Philosophical Inquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful”, p.3

Facts are to the mind what food is to the body.

Reality, Mind, Body

Dogs are indeed the most social, affectionate, and amiable animals of the whole brute creation.

Dog, Animal, Creation

Edmund Burke (1792). “Works”, p.130

Economy is a distributive virtue, and consists not in saving but selection. Parsimony requires no providence, no sagacity, no powers of combination, no comparison, no judgment.

Saving, Judgment, Virtue

Edmund Burke (1834). “The Beauties of Burke, Consisting of Selections from His Works”, p.59

In a democracy the majority of citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority...and that oppression of the majority will extend to far great number, and will be carried on with much greater fury, than can almost ever be apprehended from the dominion of a single sceptre. Under a cruel prince they have the plaudits of the people to animate their generous constancy under their sufferings; but those who are subjected to wrong under multitudes are deprived of all external consolation: they seem deserted by mankind, overpowered by a conspiracy of their whole species.

Exercise, Numbers, People

It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do.

Law, Justice, Humanity

"On Moving His Resolutions for Conciliation with the Colonies," 22 Mar. 1775

A very great part of the mischiefs that vex the world arises from words.

World, Vex, Arise

Edmund Burke (1852). “The Works and Correspondance of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke”, p.58

That the greatest security of the people, against the encroachments and usurpations of their superiors, is to keep the Spirit of Liberty constantly awake, is an undeniable truth

People, Liberty, Spirit

Edmund Burke, Arthur P.I. Samuels (2014). “The Early Life Correspondence and Writings of The Rt. Hon. Edmund Burke”, p.338, Cambridge University Press

Liberty, without wisdom, is license.

Wisdom, Liberty, License

If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.

Inspirational, Money, Greatest Wealth

Edmund Burke (1826). “The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke”, p.305

The cause of a wrong taste is a defect of judgment.

Taste, Causes, Judgment

Edmund Burke (1824). “A Philosophical Inquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful”, p.19

General rebellions and revolts of a whole people never were encouraged now or at any time. They are always provoked.

Freedom, People, Democracy

Edmund Burke (1807). “The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke”, p.106

There was an ancient Roman lawyer, of great fame in the history of Roman jurisprudence, whom they called Cui Bono, from his having first introduced into judicial proceedings the argument, "What end or object could the party have had in the act with which he is accused."

Party, Law, Jurisprudence

Edmund Burke's speech on the impeachment of Warren Hastings, May 30, 1794.

My good friends, while I do most earnestly recommend you to take care of your health and safety, as things most precious to us, I would not have that care degenerate into an effeminate and over-curious attention, which is always disgraceful to a man's self, and often troublesome to others.

Good Friend, Men, Self

Edmund Burke (1852). “The Works and Correspondence Of...Edmund Burke”, p.212

Great men are the guideposts and landmarks in the state.

Greatness, Men, States

Edmund Burke (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Edmund Burke (Illustrated)”, p.2433, Delphi Classics

But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded; and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever.

Birthday, Europe, Forever

Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790)

Circumspection and caution are part of wisdom.

Life, Caution, Circumspection

Edmund Burke (1811). “Maxims and opinions, moral, political and economical, with characters, from the works of ... Edmund Burke”, p.80

The great inlet by which a colour for oppression has entered into the world is by one man's pretending to determine concerning the happiness of another.

Power, Men, World

Edmund Burke (1852). “The Works and Correspondance of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke”, p.23

To be attached to the subdivision, to love the little platoon we belong to in society, is the first principle (the germ as it were) of public affections. It is the first link in the series by which we proceed toward a love to our country and to mankind. The interest of that portion of social arrangement is a trust in the hands of all those who compose it; and as none but bad men would justify it in abuse, none but traitors would barter it away for their own personal advantage.

Country, Peace, War

Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790)

A great empire and little minds go ill together.

Mind, Together, Littles

Speech 'On Conciliation with America' 22 March 1775

A populace never rebels from passion for attack, but from impatience of suffering.

Passion, Suffering, Rebel

The use of force alone is but temporary. It may subdue for a moment; but it does not remove the necessity of subduing again; and a nation is not governed, which is perpetually to be conquered.

Inspirational, Government, Doe

Speech 'On Conciliation with America' 22 March 1775

And having looked to Government for bread, on the very first scarcity they will turn and bite the hand that fed them.

Hands, Government Welfare, Scarcity

'Thoughts and Details on Scarcity' (1800)

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