Quote by Edmund Burke
Society can overlook murder, adultery or swindling it never forgiv

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

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The writer is the person who stands outside society, independent of affiliation and independent of influence. – Don DeLillo

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Cockroaches and socialites are the only things that can stay up all night and eat anything. – Herb Caen

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He who stands aloof runs the risk of believing himself better than others and misusing his critique of society as an ideology for his private interest. – Theodor Adorno

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