Quote by Edmund Burke
An event has happened, upon which it is difficult to speak, and im

An event has happened, upon which it is difficult to speak, and impossible to be silent. – Edmund Burke

Other quotes by Edmund Burke

There is a boundary to mens passions when they act from feelings but none when they are under the influence of imagination. – Edmund Burke

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Imagination
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In the groves of their academy, at the end of every vista, you see nothing but the gallows. – Edmund Burke

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Prejudice
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Other Quotes from
Shame
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The basis of shame is not some personal mistake of ours, but the ignominy, the humiliation we feel that we must be what we are without any choice in the matter, and that this humiliation is seen by everyone. – Milan Kundera

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Shame

Whilst shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart; nor will moderation be utterly exiled from the minds of tyrants. – Edmund Burke

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Shame

History is made in the class struggle and not in bed. – Alex Mitchell

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Shame

When all our deeds of glory are laid in front of Thee, – Connie Dover

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Shame

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