Edmund Burke

All persons possessing any portion of power ought to be strongly
and awfully impressed with an idea that they read more

All persons possessing any portion of power ought to be strongly
and awfully impressed with an idea that they act in trust, and
that they are to account for their conduct in that trust to the
one great Master, Author, and Founder of society.

I know that many have been taught to think that moderation, in a case like this, is a sort of read more

I know that many have been taught to think that moderation, in a case like this, is a sort of treason

Calamity is man's true touchstone

Calamity is man's true touchstone

Learning will be cast into the mire and trodden down under the
hoofs of a swinish multitude.

Learning will be cast into the mire and trodden down under the
hoofs of a swinish multitude.

It is hard to say whether the doctors of law or divinity have made the greater advances in the lucrative read more

It is hard to say whether the doctors of law or divinity have made the greater advances in the lucrative business of mystery.