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Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.

Edmund Burke , Statesman
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Edmund Burke was an Irish statesman, philosopher, and political theorist. He is often regarded as the father of modern conservatism and was known for his influential writings on political and social issues during the 18th century.

Edmund Burke Quotes to Explore

Good order is the foundation of all things....
Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair....
The traveller has reached the end of the journey!...
I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people....
To tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is not given to men....
When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle....
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing....
Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls....
People crushed by laws, have no hope but to evade power. If the laws are their enemies, they will be enemies to the law; and those who have most to ho...
All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent....

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The United States Government has placed me on no-fly lists....
There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and protect. No government, no mat...
A feeble execution is but another phrase for a bad execution; and a government ill executed, whatever may be its theory, must, in practice, be a bad g...
We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation....
The main purpose of Social Security is to redistribute wealth, to make an increasingly large number of Americans dependent on government for their bas...
The strongest continuous thread in America's political tradition is skepticism about government....
You have to ask yourself seriously: does this government really want to do things or is it more interested in class struggle?...
We've listened to our businesses, and we know they want more tools online so they can do business faster - with less interaction with government....
I remember the day after the general election when Harold Wilson had lost, I remember quite clearly cycling from my house in Hutton along Long Ridings...
The people are forbidden to give aid and comfort to rebels. What of a government that has the power to cut off from aid and comfort all the rebels of ...