You will smile here at the consistency of those democratists who, when they are not on their guard, treat the humbler part of the community with the greatest contempt, whilst, at the same time they pretend to make them the depositories of all power.
Edmund BurkeHe only deserves to be remembered by posterity who treasures up and preserves the history of his ancestors.
Edmund BurkeTaxing is an easy business. Any projector can contrive new compositions, any bungler can add to the old.
Edmund BurkeIt ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative to live in the strictest union, the closest correspondence, and the most unreserved communication with his constituents. Their wishes ought to have great weight with him; their opinion, high respect; their business, unremitted attention.
Edmund Burke