Among a people generally corrupt, liberty cannot long exist

Quote by Edmund Burke

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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;...

Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.

Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.

Good order is the foundation of all good things

Good order is the foundation of all good things

Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existence to nothing.

Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existence to nothing.

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.

Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.

When the leaders choose to make themselves bidders at an auction of popularity, their talents,...

When the leaders choose to make themselves bidders at an auction of popularity, their talents,...

Poetry, with all its obscurity, has a more general as well as a more powerful...

Poetry, with all its obscurity, has a more general as well as a more powerful...

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

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

The greatest crimes do not arise from a want of feeling for others but from...

The greatest crimes do not arise from a want of feeling for others but from...

The effect of liberty to individuals is that they may do what they please: we...

The effect of liberty to individuals is that they may do what they please: we...

Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from...

Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from...

Superstition is the religion of feeble minds.

Superstition is the religion of feeble minds.

Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed.

Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed.

If you can be well without health, you may be happy without virtue.

If you can be well without health, you may be happy without virtue.

Falsehood is a perennial spring.

Falsehood is a perennial spring.

Society can overlook murder, adultery or swindling; it never forgives preaching of a new gospel.

Society can overlook murder, adultery or swindling; it never forgives preaching of a new gospel.

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

This is a little prayer dedicated to the separation of church and state. I guess...

This is a little prayer dedicated to the separation of church and state. I guess...

Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for...

Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for...