Quotes by Edmund Burke

Explore a curated collection of 118 quotes by Edmund Burke. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little. — Edmund Burke
But what is liberty without wisdom and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, — Edmund Burke
Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances — Edmund Burke
Woman is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one. — Edmund Burke
No power so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear. — Edmund Burke
Among a people generally corrupt, liberty cannot long exist. — Edmund Burke
Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting. — Edmund Burke
Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it. — Edmund Burke
People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors. — Edmund Burke
Society is indeed a contract ... it becomes a participant not only between those who are living, those who are dead, and — Edmund Burke
If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed. — Edmund Burke
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. — Edmund Burke
All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing. — Edmund Burke
History is the preceptor of prudence, not principles. — Edmund Burke
Our patience will achieve more than our force. — Edmund Burke
Certainly, Gentlemen, it ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative to live in the strictest union, the clo — Edmund Burke
A conscientious man would be cautious how he dealt in blood. — Edmund Burke
He that accuses all mankind of corruption ought to remember that he is sure to convict only one. — Edmund Burke
I have not yet lost a feeling of wonder, and of delight, that the delicate motion should reside in all the things around — Edmund Burke
It is generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles and design. — Edmund Burke