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

Quote by Edmund Burke

Topics: Power Quotes

There is but one law for all, namely that law which governs all law, the...

There is but one law for all, namely that law which governs all law, the...

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...

You can never plan the future by the past.

You can never plan the future by the past.

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...

Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.

Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.

There never was a bad man that had ability for good service.

There never was a bad man that had ability for good service.

Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.

Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.

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...

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

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

Laws, like houses, lean on one another.

Laws, like houses, lean on one another.

The most important of all revolutions, a revolution in sentiments, manners and moral opinions.

The most important of all revolutions, a revolution in sentiments, manners and moral opinions.

Nobody makes a greater mistake than he who does nothing because he could only do...

Nobody makes a greater mistake than he who does nothing because he could only do...

That the greatest security of the people, against the encroachments and usurpations of their superiors,...

That the greatest security of the people, against the encroachments and usurpations of their superiors,...

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

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.

One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to good.

One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to good.

Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.

Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.

A State without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.

A State without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.

Good order is the foundation of all things.

Good order is the foundation of all things.

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...