A State without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.

Quote by Edmund Burke

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Facts are to the mind what food is to the body

Facts are to the mind what food is to the body

But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all...

But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all...

In effect, to follow, not to force the public inclination; to give a direction, a...

In effect, to follow, not to force the public inclination; to give a direction, a...

You can never plan the future by the past.

You can never plan the future by the past.

Laws, like houses, lean on one another.

Laws, like houses, lean on one another.

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.

There is but one law for all, namely that law which governs all law, the...

There is but one law for all, namely that law which governs all law, the...

The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.

The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.

Whenever our neighbour's house is on fire, it cannot be amiss for the engines to...

Whenever our neighbour's house is on fire, it cannot be amiss for the engines to...

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...

Custom reconciles us to everything.

Custom reconciles us to everything.

It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles,...

It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles,...

Frugality is founded on the principal that all riches have limits.

Frugality is founded on the principal that all riches have limits.

Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond...

Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond...

Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.

Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel...

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel...

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

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not...

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not...

Ignorance, inertia and indifference are alive and well in America's newspapers. Minority still equals inferiority...

Ignorance, inertia and indifference are alive and well in America's newspapers. Minority still equals inferiority...

Such silence has an actual sound, the sound of disappearance.

Such silence has an actual sound, the sound of disappearance.

Each religion, so dear to those whose life it sanctifies, and fulfilling so necessary a...

Each religion, so dear to those whose life it sanctifies, and fulfilling so necessary a...