Contending Quote by Edmund Burke

“The poorest being that crawls on earth, contending to save itself from injustice and oppression, is an object respectable in the eyes of God and man.” quote by Edmund Burke — Download Open image

“The poorest being that crawls on earth, contending to save itself from injustice and oppression, is an object respectable in the eyes of God and man.”

Edmund Burke

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A speculative despair is unpardonable where it our duty to act.

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The great must submit to the dominion of prudence and of virtue, or none will long submit to the dominion of thegreat.

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