Edmund Burke Quotes

Biography: Edmund Burke is known for being an influential Anglo-Irish statesman, ... more Biography: Edmund Burke is known for being an influential Anglo-Irish statesman, economist, and philosopher. Born in 1729, he is often regarded as the father of modern conservatism. Burke served in the British Parliament and was a staunch critic of the French Revolution, advocating for gradual societal change and the importance of tradition. less

"He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill Our antagonist is our helper""Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other""Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver""Ambition can creep as well as soar""A state without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation""All that is necessary for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing""When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle""You can never plan the future by the past""To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting""All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent""The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion""The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse""Our patience will achieve more than our force""Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth""Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it""Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little""The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing"

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