Quotes by Burke, Edmund

I know of nothing sublime which is not some modification of power. >>

We must not always judge of the generality of the opinion by the noise >>

Taxing is an easy business. Any projector can contrive new composition >>

Quotations about Government

The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the go >>

The ship of state is the only known vessel that leaks from the top. >>

The art of government is not to let me grow stale. >>

Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.

Burke, Edmund