I dread our own power and our own ambition; I dread our being too much dreaded…We may say that we shall not abuse this astonishing and hitherto unheard-of-power. But every other nation will think we shall abuse it. It is… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
Among precautions against ambition, it may not be amiss to take precautions against our own. I must fairly say, I dread our own power and our own ambition: I dread our being too much dreaded. — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
