It has all the contortions of the sibyl without the inspiration

Quote by Edmund Burke

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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...

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.

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do...

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do...

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.

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

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

Beauty in distress is much the most affecting beauty.

Beauty in distress is much the most affecting beauty.

It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.

It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.

But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded;...

But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded;...

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

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

To innovate is not to reform.

To innovate is not to reform.

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.

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

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

If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands...

If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands...

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...

Tyrants seldom want pretexts.

Tyrants seldom want pretexts.

Laws, like houses, lean on one another.

Laws, like houses, lean on one another.

Falsehood is a perennial spring.

Falsehood is a perennial spring.

Ambition can creep as well as soar.

Ambition can creep as well as soar.

Poetry, with all its obscurity, has a more general as well as a more powerful...

Poetry, with all its obscurity, has a more general as well as a more powerful...

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,...