There is but one law for all, namely that law which governs all law, the law of our Creator, the law of humanity, justice, equity - the law of nature and of nations.

Quote by Edmund Burke

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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;...

What ever disunites man from God, also disunites man from man.

What ever disunites man from God, also disunites man from man.

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

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

Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.

Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.

Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthian capital of...

Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthian capital of...

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,...

To tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is...

To tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is...

What is it we all seek for in an election? To answer its real purposes,...

What is it we all seek for in an election? To answer its real purposes,...

The traveller has reached the end of the journey!

The traveller has reached the end of the journey!

Good order is the foundation of all things.

Good order is the foundation of all things.

Taxing is an easy business. Any projector can contrive new compositions, any bungler can add...

Taxing is an easy business. Any projector can contrive new compositions, any bungler can add...

A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard...

A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard...

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,...

Public calamity is a mighty leveler

Public calamity is a mighty leveler

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.

Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.

Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.

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.

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

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

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

You can never plan the future by the past.

You can never plan the future by the past.