There is a courageous wisdom; there is also a false, reptile prudence, the result not of caution but of fear.
Edmund BurkeContinue to instruct the world; and - whilst we carry on a poor unequal conflict with the passions and prejudices of our day, perhaps with no better weapons than other passions and prejudices of our own - convey wisdom to future generations.
Edmund BurkeMan acts from adequate motives relative to his interest, and not on metaphysical speculations.
Edmund Burke