On the record
The whole college of the states of Europe is no better than a gang of tyrants.
Said by
Edmund Burke
Source
gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “The whole college of the states of Europe is no better than a gang of tyrants.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke critiques the collective behavior of European states, likening them to tyrants.
Share
More from Edmund Burke
Jan 1, 1790
I think our happy situation owing to our Constitution,--but owing to the whole of it, and not to any part singly,--owing in a great measure to what we have left standing in our several reviews and reformations, as well as to what we have…
Jan 1, 1790
I would not exclude alteration neither; but even when I changed, it should be to preserve.
Jan 1, 1790
Our people will find employment enough for a truly patriotic, free, and independent spirit, in guarding what they possess from violation.
Jan 1, 1790
The improvements of the National Assembly are superficial, their errors fundamental.
Other voices in this conversation
