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By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation. Edmund Burke dikedrowngnaw Change image and share on social
To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting. Edmund Burke digesteatread Change image and share on social
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke evilgoodman Change image and share on social
In a republic, that paradise of debility, the politician is a petty tyrant who obeys the laws. Emile M. Cioran debilitylawobey Change image and share on social
Sometimes people ask, 'Does writing make you happy?' But I think that's beside the point. It makes you agitated, and continually in a state where you're off balance. You seldom feel serene or settled. Hilary Mantel agitatebalancecontinually Change image and share on social
'Emergencies' have always been the pretext on which the safeguards of individual liberty have been eroded. Friedrich August von Hayek emergencyerodeindividual Change image and share on social
