No government ought to exist for the purpose of checking the prosperity of its people or to allow such a principle in its policy.
Edmund BurkeIt is very rare, indeed, for men to be wrong in their feelings concerning public misconduct; as rare to be right in their speculations upon the cause of it. I have constantly observed that the generality of people are fifty years, at least, behind in their politics.
Edmund BurkeBy looking into physical causes our minds are opened and enlarged; and in this pursuit, whether we take or whether we lose the game, the chase is certainly of service.
Edmund BurkeThe hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.
Edmund Burke