Education is the cheap defense of nations

Quote by Edmund Burke

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Under the pressure of the cares and sorrows of our mortal condition, men have at...

Under the pressure of the cares and sorrows of our mortal condition, men have at...

Among a people generally corrupt, liberty cannot long exist

Among a people generally corrupt, liberty cannot long exist

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

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...

Circumstances give in reality to every political principle its distinguishing color and discriminating effect. The...

Circumstances give in reality to every political principle its distinguishing color and discriminating effect. The...

All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing

All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing

Facts are to the mind what food is to the body

Facts are to the mind what food is to the body

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,...

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

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

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...

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only...

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only...

Slavery is a weed that grows on every soil.

Slavery is a weed that grows on every soil.

And having looked to Government for bread, on the very first scarcity they will turn...

And having looked to Government for bread, on the very first scarcity they will turn...

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...

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...

All that's necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for...

All that's necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for...

I am convinced that we have a degree of delight, and that no small one,...

I am convinced that we have a degree of delight, and that no small one,...

Misfortunes are, in morals, what bitters are in medicine: each is at first disagreeable; but...

Misfortunes are, in morals, what bitters are in medicine: each is at first disagreeable; but...

If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence everyone must take an...

If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence everyone must take an...

Oh, the jealousy, the greed is the unraveling. It's the unraveling and it undoes all...

Oh, the jealousy, the greed is the unraveling. It's the unraveling and it undoes all...