Edmund Burke

The march of the human mind is slow.

The march of the human mind is slow.

Of this stamp is the cant of, not men, but measures.

Of this stamp is the cant of, not men, but measures.

Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.

Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.

The power of perpetuating our property in our families is one of
the most valuable and interesting circumstances belonging read more

The power of perpetuating our property in our families is one of
the most valuable and interesting circumstances belonging to it,
and that which tends most to the perpetuation of society itself.
It makes our weakness subservient to our virtue; it grafts
benevolence even upon avarice. The possession of family wealth
and of the distinction which attends hereditary possessions (as
most concerned in it,) are the natural securities for this
transmission.

Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair.

Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair.