Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.

Quote by Edmund Burke

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Among a people generally corrupt, liberty cannot long exist

Among a people generally corrupt, liberty cannot long exist

If any ask me what a free government is, I answer, that for any practical...

If any ask me what a free government is, I answer, that for any practical...

He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is...

He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is...

When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one,...

When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one,...

To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.

To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.

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

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

You can never plan the future by the past.

You can never plan the future by the past.

Falsehood is a perennial spring.

Falsehood is a perennial spring.

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.

Society can overlook murder, adultery or swindling; it never forgives preaching of a new gospel.

Society can overlook murder, adultery or swindling; it never forgives preaching of a new gospel.

You can never plan the future by the past.

You can never plan the future by the past.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

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

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...

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel...

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel...

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

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 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.

Any man who makes a speech more than six times a year is bound to...

Any man who makes a speech more than six times a year is bound to...