Quotes by Burke, Edmund

The yielding of the weak is the concession to fear. >>

Applaud us when we run, Console us when we fall, Cheer us when we reco >>

The effect of liberty to individuals is that they may do what they ple >>

Quotations about Law and Lawyers

There is no nation so powerful, as the one that obeys its laws not fro >>

In a democracy -- even if it is a so-called democracy like our white-Ã >>

Lawyers and painters can soon make what's black, white. >>

In effect, to follow, not to force the public inclination; to give a direction, a form, a technical dress, and a specific sanction, to the general sense of the community, is the true end of legislature.

Burke, Edmund