A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.

Quote by Edmund Burke

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The traveller has reached the end of the journey!

The traveller has reached the end of the journey!

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...

Public calamity is a mighty leveler

Public calamity is a mighty leveler

There is a courageous wisdom; there is also a false, reptile prudence, the result not...

There is a courageous wisdom; there is also a false, reptile prudence, the result not...

If any ask me what a free government is, I answer, that, for any practical...

If any ask me what a free government is, I answer, that, for any practical...

It has all the contortions of the sibyl without the inspiration

It has all the contortions of the sibyl without the inspiration

You can never plan the future by the past.

You can never plan the future by the past.

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...

Superstition is the religion of feeble minds.

Superstition is the religion of feeble minds.

Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is...

Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is...

Law and arbitrary power are at eternal enmity

Law and arbitrary power are at eternal enmity

Education is the cheap defense of nations.

Education is the cheap defense of nations.

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do...

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do...

The most important of all revolutions, a revolution in sentiments, manners and moral opinions.

The most important of all revolutions, a revolution in sentiments, manners and moral opinions.

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...

The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.

The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

It is undoubtedly the business of ministers very much to consult the inclinations of the...

It is undoubtedly the business of ministers very much to consult the inclinations of the...

The bizarre world of cards [is] a world of pure power politics where rewards and...

The bizarre world of cards [is] a world of pure power politics where rewards and...

Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable - the art of the next...

Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable - the art of the next...