Manners are of more importance than laws... Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us, by a constant, steady, uniform, insensible operation, like that of the air we breathe in.

Quote by Edmund Burke

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The moment that government appears at market, the principles of the market will be subverted.

The moment that government appears at market, the principles of the market will be subverted.

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...

There is a courageous wisdom; there is also a false, reptile prudence, the result not...

There is a courageous wisdom; there is also a false, reptile prudence, the result not...

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.

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

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

Religious persecution may shield itself under the guise of a mistaken and over-zealous piety.

Religious persecution may shield itself under the guise of a mistaken and over-zealous piety.

The person who grieves suffers his passion to grow upon him; he indulges it, he...

The person who grieves suffers his passion to grow upon him; he indulges it, he...

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...

Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed

Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed

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

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.

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...

There is a boundary to men's passions when they act from feelings; but none when...

There is a boundary to men's passions when they act from feelings; but none when...

Beauty in distress is much the most affecting beauty.

Beauty in distress is much the most affecting beauty.

Education is the cheap defense of nations

Education is the cheap defense of nations

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

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

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.

Applause is a receipt, not a bill.

Applause is a receipt, not a bill.

Applause should be an emotional response to the music, rather than a regulated social duty.

Applause should be an emotional response to the music, rather than a regulated social duty.

I thank you in advance for the great round of applause I'm about to get.

I thank you in advance for the great round of applause I'm about to get.