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

Other quotes by Edmund Burke

And having looked to government for bread, on the very first scarcity they will turn and bite the hand that fed them. To avoid that evil, government will redouble the causes of it; and then it will become inveterate and incurable. – Edmund Burke

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Welfare
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Edmund Burke
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There is but one law for all, namely that law which governs all law, the law of our Creator, the law of humanity, justice, equity – the law of nature and of nations. – Edmund Burke

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Nature
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Edmund Burke
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Some degree of novelty must be one of the materials in almost every instrument which works upon the mind; and curiosity blends itself, more or less, with all our pleasures. – Edmund Burke

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Curiosity
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Edmund Burke
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Other Quotes from
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He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good. – Rabindranath Tagore

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good

A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better. – Jim Rohn

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good

Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill. – Buddha

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good

Every good relationship, especially marriage, is based on respect. If its not based on respect, nothing that appears to be good will last very long. – Amy Grant

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good

Random Quotes

I havent trusted polls since I read that 62% of women had affairs during their lunch hour. Ive never met a woman in my life who would give up lunch for sex. – Erma Bombeck

Category:
Life

I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what youre trying to accomplish and what youre willing to sacrifice to accomplish it. – Lee Iacocca

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best

Almost always it is the fear of being ourselves that brings us to the mirror. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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Self

When they see those fourteen lights, theyre looking at a miracle. And deep down, they feel that whatevers going to happen, there will be someone there to help them. And that fills them with hope. – M. Night Shyamalan

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Hope