Quote by Edmund Burke
Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society and a

Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under the suspicion of being no policy at all. – Edmund Burke

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People will not look forward to posterity who will not look backward to their ancestors. – Edmund Burke

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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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Silence is one of the great arts of conversation. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Life is not an easy matter… You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and cynicism unless you have before you a great idea which raises you above personal misery, above weakness, above all kinds of perfidy and baseness. – Leon Trotsky

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All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small. – Lao Tzu

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The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor and a sense of proportion. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

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It is hard to know how many people do, but given that the people are so docile towards the rulers, nowadays, very few Americans show the passion for freedom that our forefathers had. – James Bovard

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A liberal is a man or a woman or a child who looks forward to a better day, a more tranquil night, and a bright, infinite future. – Leonard Bernstein, New York Times, 1988 October 30th

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Everyone who feels stuck in the Obama economy is right to focus on the here and now. And I hope you understand this too, if youre feeling left out or passed by: You have not failed, your leaders have failed you. – Paul Ryan

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Sometimes it’s just enough to smile sincerely. – Mike Dolan, @HawaiianLife

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