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
learning casts multitudes
Learning will be cast into the mire and trodden down under the hoofs of a swinish multitude.
christian healing voice
No sound ought to be heard in the church but the healing voice of Christian charity.
curiosity mind novelty
Some degree of novelty must be one of the materials in almost every instrument which works upon the mind; and curiosity blends itself, more or less, with all our pleasures.
wisdom ancestor
The wisdom of our ancestors.
power mind politics
Power gradually extirpates for the mind every humane and gentle virtue.
life shadow pursue
What shadows we are, and what shadows we pursue!
inspirational law people
The most favourable laws can do very little towards the happiness of people when the disposition of the ruling power is adverse to them.
government principles moments
The moment that government appears at market, the principles of the market will be subverted.
despair duty
A speculative despair is unpardonable where it our duty to act.
mourning care way
The true way to mourn the dead is to take care of the living who belong to them.
powerful causes enthusiasm
Religion is among the most powerful causes of enthusiasm.
religion fabric foundation
True religion is the foundation of society. When that is once shaken by contempt, the whole fabric cannot be stable nor lasting.
dog animal creation
Dogs are indeed the most social, affectionate, and amiable animals of the whole brute creation...
rude benefits fierce
The introduction of Christianity, which, under whatever form, always confers such inestimable benefits on mankind, soon made a sensible change in these rude and fierce manners.