Edmund BurkeA collection of 46 posts

Work

Never despair but if you do work on in despair.

Wisdom

But what is liberty without wisdom and without virtue? It is the greatest of al...

War

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

Time

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

Society

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

Society

Society can overlook murder adultery or swindling it never forgives preaching o...

Religion

Superstition is the religion of feeble minds.

Religion

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

Power

All human laws are properly speaking only declaratory they have no power over ...

Power

The greater the power the more dangerous the abuse.