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Quote by Edmund Burke
Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never

Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing. – Edmund Burke

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All human laws are, properly speaking, only declaratory they have no power over the substance of original justice. – Edmund Burke

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Magnanimity in politics is not seldom the truest wisdom and a great empire and little minds go ill together. – Edmund Burke

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

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When did the future switch from being a promise to being a threat? – Chuck Palahniuk

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Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers. – Nikita Khrushchev

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He loses his thanks who promises and delays. – Proverb

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Vows are made in storms and forgotten in calm weather. – Thomas Fuller

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Art is changing. Again. Here. Now. Opportunities to witness this are rare, so attend and observe. – Jerry Saltz

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There is nothing anyone can do anyway. The public has no power. The government knows Im not a criminal. The parole board knows Im not a criminal. The judge knows Im not a criminal. – Jack Kevorkian

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