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

Quote by Edmund Burke

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I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of...

I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of...

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...

To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.

To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.

That the greatest security of the people, against the encroachments and usurpations of their superiors,...

That the greatest security of the people, against the encroachments and usurpations of their superiors,...

Education is the cheap defense of nations

Education is the cheap defense of nations

It is undoubtedly the business of ministers very much to consult the inclinations of the...

It is undoubtedly the business of ministers very much to consult the inclinations of the...

All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is...

All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is...

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

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

Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond...

Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond...

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...

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

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

The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.

The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.

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,...

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.

Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all.

Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all.

A State without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.

A State without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.

But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators, has succeeded;...

But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators, has succeeded;...

When our memories outweigh our dreams, we have grown old.

When our memories outweigh our dreams, we have grown old.

For life in general, there is but one decree; youth is a blunder, manhood a...

For life in general, there is but one decree; youth is a blunder, manhood a...