Quote by Edmund Burke
All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscie

All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. – Edmund Burke

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Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing. – Edmund Burke

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