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Free Quotes by Edmund Burke
- If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.
- Free trade is not based on utility but on justice.
- It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters.
- It is better to cherish virtue and humanity, by leaving much to free will, even with some loss of the object , than to attempt…
- Reflect how you are to govern a people who think they ought to be free, and think they are not. Your scheme yields no revenue;…
- When slavery is established in any part of the world, those who are free are by far the most proud and jealous of their freedom.
- If any ask me what a free government is, I answer, that, for any practical purpose, it is what the people think so,and that they,…
- It is from this absolute indifference and tranquillity of the mind, that mathematical speculations derive some of the most considerable advantages; because there is nothing…
- Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites…in proportion as they are more…
- To give freedom is still more easy. It is not necessary to guide; it only requires to let go the rein. But to form a…
- Depend upon it that the lovers of freedom will be free.
- If any ask me what a free government is, I answer, that for any practical purpose, it is what the people think so.
More Free Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in… — Hannah Arendt
- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
- With a goose-quill and a few sheets of paper, I mock myself of the universe. They say I am the son of… — Pietro Aretino
- The first time Haiti had free and fair democratic elections was 1990, when I was elected. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- The law is reason, free from passion. — Aristotle
- Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are… — Aristotle
- In order to live free and happily you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice. — Richard Bach
- That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world, both blessed… — Timothy Garton Ash
- WikiLeaks is designed to make capitalism more free and ethical. — Julian Assange
- They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this facility of… — Chinua Achebe
- He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a… — Saint Augustine