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The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Evil Good Good Men Good Men To Do Nothing Men Necessary Nothing Only The Only Thing Thing Triumph

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All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Conscience Gain Good Needs People Remain Silent Tyranny

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Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Because Could Did Greater He Little Made Mistake Nobody Nothing Only Than Who

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One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to good.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Enemy Evil Good Good And Evil

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Slavery is a weed that grows on every soil.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Every Grows Slavery Soil Weed

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Our patience will achieve more than our force.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Achieve Force More Our Patience Than Will

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The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Curiosity Discover Emotion First Human Human Mind Mind Simplest Which

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Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Both Corrupts Flattery Giver Receiver

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But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Evils Folly Greatest Liberty Madness Possible Restraint Tuition Vice Virtue Wisdom Without

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Frugality is founded on the principal that all riches have limits.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Founded Frugality Limits Principal Riches

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Statesman

Born: January 12th, 1729

Died: July 9th, 1797

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