Edmund Burke Quotes

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

For evil to triumph, it is only necessary for good people to do nothing.

He who fights against us strengthens our nerves and perfects our ability.

The people never relinquish their freedoms except under the deception of an illusion.

You can never plan the future through the past.

To be pleasing when taxes are collected and to be wise when one loves are virtues that have not been granted to men.

Superstition is the religion of weak minds.

There is a limit to the extent of which tolerance ceases to be a virtue.

The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny.

A very large part of the evils that afflict the world derive from words.

Take care of your ambition. It can soar but also crawl.

No group can act effectively if there is a lack of harmony; no group can act in harmony if there is a lack of trust; no group can act with confidence if it is not bound by common opinions, common affections, common interests.