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Under the pressure of the cares and sorrows of our mortal condition, men have at all times, and in all countries, called in some physical aid to their moral consolations - wine, beer, opium, brandy, or tobacco.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Aid Beer Brandy Cares Condition Consolation Countries Men Moral Mortal Opium Our Physical Pressure Some Sorrows Times Tobacco Wine

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It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Exact Greatness Nature

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If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude that to be good from whence good is derived.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Conclude Derived Good Happy People Powerful Presume Rest United Wealthy Whence

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Religious persecution may shield itself under the guise of a mistaken and over-zealous piety.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Guise Itself May Mistaken Persecution Piety Religious Shield

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In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Capable Citizens Cruel Democracy Exercising Majority Minority Most

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Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Agreement Little Politics Pulpit Terms

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He had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause; to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate passion for fame; a passion which is the instinct of all great souls.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Ardent Cause Failings Fame Generous Great Had He Instinct Noble Owing Passion Perhaps Souls Were Which

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We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Change Great Law Most Most Powerful Must Nature Obey Powerful

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In effect, to follow, not to force the public inclination; to give a direction, a form, a technical dress, and a specific sanction, to the general sense of the community, is the true end of legislature.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Community Direction Dress Effect End Follow Force Form General Give Inclination Legislature Public Sanction Sense Specific Technical True

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Laws, like houses, lean on one another.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Another Houses Laws Lean Like

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Statesman

Born: January 12th, 1729

Died: July 9th, 1797

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