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

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Drown Even Gnawing May Nation Rat Through

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Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Bad Laws Sort Tyranny Worst

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Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Good None Toleration

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Magnanimity in politics is not seldom the truest wisdom; and a great empire and little minds go ill together.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Empire Go Great Ill Little Little Minds Magnanimity Minds Politics Seldom Together Truest Wisdom

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It is the interest of the commercial world that wealth should be found everywhere.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Commercial Everywhere Found Interest Should Wealth World

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The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Multitude Tyranny

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The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Delusion Give Liberties Never Never Give Up People Some Up

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Society can overlook murder, adultery or swindling; it never forgives preaching of a new gospel.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Adultery Forgives Gospel Never New Overlook Preaching Society

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Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Aim Applause End Minds Noble Spur Weak

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If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Command Commands Free Indeed Our Poor Rich Shall Us Wealth

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Statesman

Born: January 12th, 1729

Died: July 9th, 1797

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