Quotes by Burke, Edmund

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

Tyrants seldom want pretexts. >>

You can never plan the future by the past. >>

Quotations about Slavery

The fact is, that civilization requires slaves. Human slavery is wrong >>

Slavery is an institution for converting men into monkeys. >>

Slavery may, perhaps, be best compared to the infantile disease of mea >>

Slavery is a weed that grows on every soil.

Burke, Edmund