Magnanimity in politics is not seldom the truest wisdom; and a great empire and little minds go ill together.
Edmund Burke quote Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.
Edmund Burke quote No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.
Edmund Burke quote Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
Edmund Burke quote Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.
Edmund Burke quote One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to good.
Edmund Burke quote Our patience will achieve more than our force.
Edmund Burke quote Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls.
Edmund Burke quote Biography
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