"Magnanimity in politics is not seldom the truest……" — Edmund Burke
"Magnanimity in politics is not seldom the truest wisdom; and a great empire and little minds go ill together."
More Empire Quotes
- Foreignness is all around. Only in the heart of the heart of the country, namely the heart of the United… — Margaret Atwood
- The Sixties are now considered a historical period, just like the Roman Empire. — Dave Barry
- I've got a lot that I want to do, so I would like to expand my empire, for sure. I… — Victoria Beckham
- The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the empire is no more. Empire… — William Blake
- The world survived the fall of the Roman empire and will no doubt outlast our own so much more splendid… — James Buchan
- When did women whose looks are not their living start conducting themselves like the simpering inmates of an Ottoman empire… — Julie Burchill
- America is a Nation with a mission - and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no… — George W. Bush
- To give pain is the tyranny; to make happy, the true empire of beauty. — Samuel Butler
- The Roman Empire was very, very much like us. They lost their moral core, their sense of values in terms… — Benjamin Carson
- I hereby accuse the North American empire of being the biggest menace to our planet. — Hugo Chavez
- I think the United States and the secretary of State should be concerned about the poverty in this country -… — Hugo Chavez
- When Marcus Garvey died in 1940, the role of the British Empire was already being challenged by India and the… — John Henrik Clarke