Quote by Edmund Burke
The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.

The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion. – Edmund Burke

Other quotes by Edmund Burke

It looks to me to be narrow and pedantic to apply the ordinary ideas of criminal justice to this great public contest. I do not know the method of drawing up an indictment against a whole people. – Edmund Burke

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Justice
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Society can overlook murder, adultery or swindling it never forgives preaching of a new gospel. – Edmund Burke

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Society
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Other Quotes from
Freedom
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Not caring more about what other people think than what you think. Thats freedom. – Demi Moore

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Freedom

Freedom is an indivisible word. If we want to enjoy it, and fight for it, we must be prepared to extend it to everyone, whether they are rich or poor, whether they agree with us or not, no matter what their race or the color of their skin. – Wendell Willkie

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Freedom

Freedom has a price. Most people arent willing to pay it. – Jack Kevorkian

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Freedom

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. – Viktor E. Frankl

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Freedom

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The question I asked Georges has now become a general one – You, who thought you were superfluous, who thought there was no place for you in society, not only are you not superfluous, you are needed and so those who were beggars become givers. – Abbe Pierre

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Society

Everything in moderation, including moderation. – Buddhist Wisdom

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I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way. – George McGovern

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I guess if you take away the pain in life it means having no beauty to hope for. – Daniel, @blindedpoet

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