Quotes by Burke, Edmund

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

In the groves of their academy, at the end of every vista, you see not >>

A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, >>

Quotations about Liberty

The approach of liberty makes even an old man brave. >>

No nation ancient or modern ever lost the liberty of freely speaking, >>

Liberty can not be preserved without a general knowledge among the peo >>

The effect of liberty to individuals is that they may do what they please: we ought to see what it will please them to do, before we risk congratulations.

Burke, Edmund