Edmund Burke ( 10 of 111 )
To execute laws is a royal office; to execute orders is not to be
a king. However, a political read more
To execute laws is a royal office; to execute orders is not to be
a king. However, a political executive magistracy, though merely
such, is a great trust.
Resolved to die in the last dyke of prevarication.
Resolved to die in the last dyke of prevarication.
The individual is foolish; the multitude, for the moment is
foolish, when they act without deliberation; but the species read more
The individual is foolish; the multitude, for the moment is
foolish, when they act without deliberation; but the species is
wise, and, when time is given to it, as a species it always acts
right.
The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity.
The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity.
Next to love, sympathy is the divinest passion of the human heart
Next to love, sympathy is the divinest passion of the human heart
There was an ancient Roman lawyer, of great fame in the history
of Roman jurisprudence, whom they called Cui read more
There was an ancient Roman lawyer, of great fame in the history
of Roman jurisprudence, whom they called Cui Bono, from his
having first introduced into judicial proceedings the argument,
"What end or object could the party have had in the act with
which he is accused."
Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existence to nothing.
Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existence to nothing.
It has all the contortions of the sibyl without the inspiration.
It has all the contortions of the sibyl without the inspiration.
Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.
Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.
