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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It is the interest of the commercial world that wealth should be found everywhere.

It is the interest of the commercial world that wealth should be found everywhere.

If the grain were separated from the chaff, which fills the works of our national...

If the grain were separated from the chaff, which fills the works of our national...

I know of nothing sublime which is not some modification of power.

I know of nothing sublime which is not some modification of power.

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

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

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

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...

It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.

It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.

To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.

To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.

When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one,...

When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one,...

There is a boundary to men's passions when they act from feelings; but none when...

There is a boundary to men's passions when they act from feelings; but none when...

All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is...

All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is...

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.

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...

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...

The march of the human mind is slow

The march of the human mind is slow

I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of...

I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of...

Free trade is not based on utility but on justice.

Free trade is not based on utility but on justice.

Among a people generally corrupt, liberty cannot long exist

Among a people generally corrupt, liberty cannot long exist

As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those...

As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those...

Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world

Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world