Man acts from adequate motives relative to his interest, and not on metaphysical speculations.
Edmund BurkeMere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.
Edmund BurkeFreedom without virtue is not freedom but license to pursue whatever passions prevail in the intemperate mind; man's right to freedom being in exact proportion to his willingness to put chains upon his own appetites; the less restraint from within, the more must be imposed from without.
Edmund Burke