It is undoubtedly the business of ministers very much to consult the inclinations of the people, but they ought to take great care that they do not receive that inclination from the few persons who may happen to approach them

Quote by Edmund Burke

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Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference, which is, at least, half infidelity

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference, which is, at least, half infidelity

One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to good.

One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to good.

Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting.

Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting.

I know that many have been taught to think that moderation, in a case like...

I know that many have been taught to think that moderation, in a case like...

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

Men are qualified for civil liberties in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral...

Men are qualified for civil liberties in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral...

In all forms of government the people is the true legislator.

In all forms of government the people is the true legislator.

Good order is the foundation of all good things

Good order is the foundation of all good things

A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard...

A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard...

Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.

Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.

I am convinced that we have a degree of delight, and that no small one,...

I am convinced that we have a degree of delight, and that no small one,...

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.

All human laws are, properly speaking, only declaratory; they have no power over the substance...

All human laws are, properly speaking, only declaratory; they have no power over the substance...

We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law...

We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law...

Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed

Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed

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

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

Good order is the foundation of all things.

Good order is the foundation of all things.

Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.

Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.

The more you love someone the more he wants from you and the less you...

The more you love someone the more he wants from you and the less you...

Flattery is telling the other person precisely what he thinks about himself

Flattery is telling the other person precisely what he thinks about himself