Edmund Burke Quotes

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
~ Edmund Burke

Action;

Some decent, regulated preeminence, some preference given to birth, is neither unnatural nor unjust nor impolite.
~ Edmund Burke

Ancestry;

All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.
~ Edmund Burke

Compromise;

There ought to be a system of manners in every nation which a well-formed mind would be disposed to relish. To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.
~ Edmund Burke

Country;

The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity.
~ Edmund Burke

Curiosity;

Great men are the guideposts and landmarks in the state.
~ Edmund Burke

Greatness;