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Edmund Burke

" Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed. "

Liberty , Order

related quotes

" Among a people generally corrupt liberty cannot long exist. "

People , Liberty

" Custom reconciles us to everything. "

Custom

" Circumstances give in reality to every political principle its distinguishing color and discriminating effect. The circumstances are what render every civil and political scheme beneficial or noxious to mankind. "

Circumstances , Mankind , Reality

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

May

" Beauty is the promise of happiness. "

Happiness , Promise

" Beauty in distress is much the most affecting beauty. "

" A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. "

People , Will , Innovation , Posterity , Result

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

Applause , End

" Ambition can creep as well as soar. "

Ambition

" All that's necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing. "

Nothing , World , Men , Evil

" A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman. "

Ability

" All human laws are, properly speaking, only declaratory; they have no power over the substance of original justice. "

Power , Justice

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