Edmund Burke

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The march of the human mind is slow.

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march , human , mind
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To innovate is not to reform.

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innovate
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People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.

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people , will , look
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Whenever our neighbour's house is on fire, it cannot be amiss for the engines to play a little on our own.

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whenever , our , house
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It is the interest of the commercial world that wealth should be found everywhere.

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interest , commercial , world
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Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing.

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hypocrisy , afford , magnificent
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In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.

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majority , citizens , capable
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All human laws are, properly speaking, only declaratory; they have no power over the substance of original justice.

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human , laws , properly
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Religious persecution may shield itself under the guise of a mistaken and over-zealous piety.

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religious , persecution , may
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The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity.

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first , simplest , emotion
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Free trade is not based on utility but on justice.

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free , trade , based
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The most important of all revolutions, a revolution in sentiments, manners and moral opinions.

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most , important , revolution
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It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do.

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lawyer , tells , me
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He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.

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he , struggles , us
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One that confounds good and evil is an enemy to good.

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good , evil , enemy