If any ask me what a free government is, I answer, that for any practical purpose, it is what the people think so.

Quote by Edmund Burke

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Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting.

Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting.

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.

Facts are to the mind what food is to the body

Facts are to the mind what food is to the body

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...

Good order is the foundation of all good things

Good order is the foundation of all good things

The greatest crimes do not arise from a want of feeling for others but from...

The greatest crimes do not arise from a want of feeling for others but from...

Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair

Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair

Slavery is a weed that grows on every soil.

Slavery is a weed that grows on every soil.

It is in the interest of the commercial world that wealth should be found everywhere

It is in the interest of the commercial world that wealth should be found everywhere

You can never plan the future by the past.

You can never plan the future by the past.

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...

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.

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,...

Facts are to the mind what food is to the body.

Facts are to the mind what food is to the body.

I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of...

I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of...

The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.

The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.

To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.

To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.

Fraud is the ready minister of injustice.

Fraud is the ready minister of injustice.

Yes! Finally captured Martha Stewart. You know, with all the massive and almost completely unpunished...

Yes! Finally captured Martha Stewart. You know, with all the massive and almost completely unpunished...

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...