“The power of discretionary disqualification by one law of Parliament, and the necessity of paying every debt of the Civil List by another law of Parliament, if suffered to pass unnoticed, must establish such a fund of rewards and terrors as will make Parliament the best appendage and support of arbitrary power that ever was invented by the wit of man.”
This compilation includes a variety of essays, speeches, and political treatises that showcase Burke's influential ideas on politics, morality, and society. The works are known for their depth of analysis and their enduring relevance in contemporary discourse. more
Edmund Burke, a British statesman and writer, was born on January 12, 1729, and died on July 9, 1797. He was one of the most prominent political thinkers of the 18th century, known for his profound insights into liberty, democracy, and conservatism. more
“I refuse to work unless I get paid, so I don't get a lot of work sometimes.”
“We begin our public affection in our families. No cold relation is a zealous citizen.”
“Jacobinism is the revolt of the enterprising talents of a country against its property.”
“Somebody has said, that a king may make a nobleman but he cannot make a gentleman.”