Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke
Edmund Burkewas an Irish statesman born in Dublin, as well as an author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher who, after moving to London, served as a member of parliamentfor many years in the House of Commons with the Whig Party...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 January 1729
CountryIreland
revenge ambition pride
History consists, for the greater part, of the miseries brought upon the world by pride, ambition, avarice, revenge, lust, sedition, hypocrisy, ungoverned zeal, and all the train of disorderly appetite.
past drawing errors
In history, a great volume is unrolled for our instruction, drawing the materials of future wisdom from the past errors and infirmities of mankind.
passion history generations
Continue 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.
tradition reconcile customs
Custom reconciles us to everything.
lying spring liars
Falsehood is a perennial spring.
freedom law house
Laws, like houses, lean on one another.
play fire house
Whenever our neighbour's house is on fire, it cannot be amiss for the engines to play a little on our own.
inspirational government doe
The use of force alone is but temporary. It may subdue for a moment; but it does not remove the necessity of subduing again; and a nation is not governed, which is perpetually to be conquered.
hate order hatred
A kind Providence has placed in our breasts a hatred of the unjust and cruel, in order that we may preserve ourselves from cruelty and injustice. They who bear cruelty, are accomplices in it. The pretended gentleness which excludes that charitable rancour, produces an indifference which is half an approbation. They never will love where they ought to love, who do not hate where they ought to hate.
hate ought
They never will love where they ought to love, who do not hate where they ought to hate.
sturdy adversaries
The nature of things is, I admit, a sturdy adversary.
men years wish
The public interest requires doing today those things that men of intelligence and good will would wish, five or ten years hence, had been done.
god eye
To be struck with His power, it is only necessary to open our eyes.
parliament bristol members
Parliament is a deliberative assembly of one nation.You choose a Member indeed; but when you have chosen him, heisnotthe Member for Bristol, but heisa Member of Parliament.