Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under the suspicion of being no policy at all.

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...

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,...

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,...

Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed

Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed

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.

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.

Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.

You can never plan the future by the past.

You can never plan the future by the past.

Patience will achieve more than force.

Patience will achieve more than force.

Facts are to the mind what food is to the body

Facts are to the mind what food is to the body

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.

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...

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.

Ambition can creep as well as soar.

Ambition can creep as well as soar.

Frugality is founded on the principal that all riches have limits.

Frugality is founded on the principal that all riches have limits.

People crushed by laws, have no hope but to evade power. If the laws are...

People crushed by laws, have no hope but to evade power. If the laws are...