Quote by Edmund Burke
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he c

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little. – Edmund Burke

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I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people. – Edmund Burke

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War
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He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. This amicable conflict with difficulty helps us to an intimate acquaintance with our object, and compels us to consider it in all its relations. It will not suffer us to be superficial. – Edmund Burke

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Dissent
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It seems to me that any full grown, mature adult would have a desire to be responsible, to help where he can in a world that needs so very much, that threatens us so very much. – Norman Lear

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A large heart can be filled with very little. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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Helping

See yourself always as cause, and perhaps a better world will be found among your effects. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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If all human lives depended upon their usefulness — as might be judged by certain standards — there would be a sudden and terrific mortality in the world. – Gene Tunney

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Theres much more we can be doing in Parliament, we could be giving more power back to people at local government level, through local referendums. – Theresa May

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There are two ways to worry words. One is hoping for the greatest possible beauty in what is created. The other is to tell the truth. – June Jordan

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He will always be a slave who does not know how to live upon a little. – Horace

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Moderation

The display of grief makes more demands than grief itself. How few men are sad in their own company. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Men