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.

Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthian capital of...

Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthian capital of...

To tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is...

To tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is...

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

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

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,...

Beauty in distress is much the most affecting beauty.

Beauty in distress is much the most affecting beauty.

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...

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...

To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.

To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.

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,...

The moment that government appears at market, the principles of the market will be subverted.

The moment that government appears at market, the principles of the market will be subverted.

He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is...

He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is...

You can never plan the future by the past.

You can never plan the future by the past.

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

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

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...

Those who have been once intoxicated with power, and have derived any kind of emolument...

Those who have been once intoxicated with power, and have derived any kind of emolument...

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays, instead...

Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays, instead...

You shall judge of a man by his foes as well as by his friends.

You shall judge of a man by his foes as well as by his friends.

Like a man travelling in foggy weather, those at some distance before him on the...

Like a man travelling in foggy weather, those at some distance before him on the...

It is my indignant opinion that 90 percent of the moving pictures exhibited in America...

It is my indignant opinion that 90 percent of the moving pictures exhibited in America...