He had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause; to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate passion for fame; a passion which is the instinct of all great souls.

Quote by Edmund Burke

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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...

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

People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.

People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.

The religion most prevalent in our northern colonies is a refinement on the principles of...

The religion most prevalent in our northern colonies is a refinement on the principles of...

Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls.

Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls.

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

The traveller has reached the end of the journey!

The traveller has reached the end of the journey!

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...

I have in general no very exalted opinion of the virtue of paper government.

I have in general no very exalted opinion of the virtue of paper government.

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

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

Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.

Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.

Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed

Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed

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...

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...

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.

Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe.

Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe.

The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.

The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.

Fraud is the ready minister of injustice.

Fraud is the ready minister of injustice.

It is always right to detect a fraud, and to perceive a folly; but it...

It is always right to detect a fraud, and to perceive a folly; but it...

Prohibition was introduced as a fraud; it has been nursed as a fraud.

Prohibition was introduced as a fraud; it has been nursed as a fraud.