Quotes by Edmund Burke

Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed

#Liberty

The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts

#Liberty

Manners are of more importance than laws... Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or...

#Manners

I am convinced that we have a degree of delight, and that no small one,...

#Misfortune, #Pain

I know that many have been taught to think that moderation, in a case like...

#Moderation

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

#Nations

Good order is the foundation of all good things

#Order

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

#Posterity

The person who grieves suffers his passion to grow upon him; he indulges it, he...

#Pain, #Passion, #Suffering

You can never plan the future by the past.

#Future, #Past, #Planning

Patience will achieve more than force.

#Patience

The religion most prevalent in our northern colonies is a refinement on the principles of...

#Principles, #Protestantism, #Religion