Edmund Burke

Quotes by Edmund Burke

 

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

Edmund Burke

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The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Edmund Burke

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To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.

Edmund Burke

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The splendid empire of Charles the Fifth was erected upon the grave of liberty.

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