Custom reconciles us to everything.

Quote by Edmund Burke

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What ever disunites man from God, also disunites man from man.

What ever disunites man from God, also disunites man from man.

Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other.

Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other.

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...

Beauty in distress is much the most affecting beauty.

Beauty in distress is much the most affecting beauty.

Taxing is an easy business. Any projector can contrive new compositions, any bungler can add...

Taxing is an easy business. Any projector can contrive new compositions, any bungler can add...

Tyrants seldom want pretexts.

Tyrants seldom want pretexts.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

Magnanimity in politics is not seldom the truest wisdom; and a great empire and little...

Magnanimity in politics is not seldom the truest wisdom; and a great empire and little...

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 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.

Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other.

Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other.

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...

Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all.

Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all.

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 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.

Free trade is not based on utility but on justice.

Free trade is not based on utility but on justice.

Men are qualified for civil liberties in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral...

Men are qualified for civil liberties in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral...

I have very real concerns about the civil liberties implications of ultimately requiring every resident...

I have very real concerns about the civil liberties implications of ultimately requiring every resident...

I believe that successfully addressing our national security needs while protecting our basic freedoms and...

I believe that successfully addressing our national security needs while protecting our basic freedoms and...

When you see Washington consistently turning a blind eye to suffering, dont sit back and...

When you see Washington consistently turning a blind eye to suffering, dont sit back and...

The emancipation of our physical nature is in attaining health, of our social being in...

The emancipation of our physical nature is in attaining health, of our social being in...

Respect for self is the beginning of cultivating virtue in men and women.

Respect for self is the beginning of cultivating virtue in men and women.