Quote by Edmund Burke
He had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause to an ard

He had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate passion for fame a passion which is the instinct of all great souls. – Edmund Burke

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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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We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature. – Edmund Burke

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

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