Whole Quotes by Edmund Burke

True religion is the foundation of society. When that is once shaken by contempt, the whole fabric cannot be stable nor lasting.

— Edmund Burke

I do not know the method of drawing up an indictment against a whole people.

— Edmund Burke

There are some men formed with feelings so blunt that they can hardly be said to be awake during the whole course…

— Edmund Burke

The same sun which gilds all nature, and exhilarates the whole creation, does not shine upon disappointed ambition.

— Edmund Burke

General rebellions and revolts of a whole people never were encouraged now or at any time. They are always provoked.

— Edmund Burke

It is better to cherish virtue and humanity, by leaving much to free will, even with some loss of the object ,…

— Edmund Burke

The moment you abate anything from the full rights of men to each govern himself, and suffer any artificial positive limitation upon…

— Edmund Burke

It looks to me to be narrow and pedantic to apply the ordinary ideas of criminal justice to this great public contest.…

— Edmund Burke

There is America, which at this day serves for little more than to amuse you with stories of savage men and uncouth…

— Edmund Burke

Parliament is a deliberate assembly of one nation, with one interest, that of the whole; where, not local purpose, not local prejudices…

— Edmund Burke

The whole compass of the language is tried to find sinonimies [synonyms] and circumlocutions for massacres and murder. Things never called by…

— Edmund Burke

Parliament is not a congress of ambassadors from different and hostile interests; which interests each must maintain, as an agent and advocate,…

— Edmund Burke

All writers on the science of policy are agreed, and they agree with experience, that all governments must frequently infringe the rules…

— Edmund Burke

In a democracy the majority of citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority...and that oppression of the…

— Edmund Burke

By the disposition of a stupendous wisdom, moulding together the great mysterious incorporation of the human race, the whole, at one time,…

— Edmund Burke

In on summer they have done their business... they have completely pulled down to the ground their monarchy, their church, their nobility,…

— Edmund Burke

Obstinacy, sir, is certainly a great vice; and in the changeful state of political affairs it is frequently the cause of great…

— Edmund Burke

By this unprincipled facility of changing the state as often, and as much, and in as many ways as there are floating…

— Edmund Burke

Knowledge of those unalterable Relations which Providence has ordained that every thing should bear to every other...To these we should conform in…

— Edmund Burke