Quote by Edmund Burke
The yielding of the weak is the concession to fear. - Edmund Burke

The yielding of the weak is the concession to fear. – Edmund Burke

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Magnanimity in politics is not seldom the truest wisdom and a great empire and little minds go ill together. – Edmund Burke

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If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude that to be good from whence good is derived. – Edmund Burke

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It is a talent of the weak to persuade themselves that they suffer for something when they suffer from something; that they are showing the way when they are running away; that they see the light when they feel the heat; that they are chosen when they are shunned. – Eric Hoffer

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All cruelty springs from weakness. – Seneca (Seneca the Elder)

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A woman of mystique is fully aware of her flaws and weaknesses, yet she is strong enough to admit them and not be embarrassed by them. – Jean Lush

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Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points. – Knute Rockne

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