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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Slavery is a weed that grows on every soil.

Slavery is a weed that grows on every soil.

One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to good.

One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to good.

It is the interest of the commercial world that wealth should be found everywhere.

It is the interest of the commercial world that wealth should be found everywhere.

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...

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference, which is, at least, half infidelity

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference, which is, at least, half infidelity

The march of the human mind is slow.

The march of the human mind is slow.

The writers against religion, while they oppose every system, are wisely careful never to set...

The writers against religion, while they oppose every system, are wisely careful never to set...

Well is it known that ambition can creep as well as soar.

Well is it known that ambition can creep as well as soar.

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...

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...

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...

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,...

All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing

All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing

It has all the contortions of the sibyl without the inspiration

It has all the contortions of the sibyl without the inspiration

People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.

People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.

Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existence to nothing.

Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existence to nothing.

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.

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.

Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed.

Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed.

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.