Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is not a finished creation.

Quote by Edmund Burke

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Facts are to the mind what food is to the body

Facts are to the mind what food is to the body

Good order is the foundation of all good things

Good order is the foundation of all good things

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.

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

Laws, like houses, lean on one another.

Laws, like houses, lean on one another.

Fraud is the ready minister of injustice.

Fraud is the ready minister of injustice.

Public calamity is a mighty leveler

Public calamity is a mighty leveler

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do...

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do...

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,...

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,...

You can never plan the future by the past.

You can never plan the future by the past.

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...

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...

Slavery is a weed that grows on every soil.

Slavery is a weed that grows on every soil.

Whenever our neighbour's house is on fire, it cannot be amiss for the engines to...

Whenever our neighbour's house is on fire, it cannot be amiss for the engines to...

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

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

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.

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;...

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well,...

The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well,...

The administration of government, like guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those...

The administration of government, like guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those...