Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed.

Quote by Edmund Burke

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It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles,...

It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles,...

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

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

Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.

Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.

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.

Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.

Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.

Anarchism, really stands for the liberation of the human mind from the dominion of religion;...

Anarchism, really stands for the liberation of the human mind from the dominion of religion;...

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

Slavery is a weed that grows on every soil.

Slavery is a weed that grows on every soil.

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.

And having looked to Government for bread, on the very first scarcity they will turn...

And having looked to Government for bread, on the very first scarcity they will turn...

The traveller has reached the end of the journey!

The traveller has reached the end of the journey!

Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.

Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law...

We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law...

If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude...

If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude...

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.

Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed

Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed

You can never plan the future by the past.

You can never plan the future by the past.

The vast possibilities of our great future will become realities only if we make ourselves...

The vast possibilities of our great future will become realities only if we make ourselves...

The road to the future leads us smack into the wall. We simply ricochet off...

The road to the future leads us smack into the wall. We simply ricochet off...

The present time is seldom able to fill desire or imagination with immediate enjoyment, and...

The present time is seldom able to fill desire or imagination with immediate enjoyment, and...

I ain't Martin Luther King. I don't need a dream. I have a plan.

I ain't Martin Luther King. I don't need a dream. I have a plan.