On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
In these meetings of all sorts, every counsel, in proportion as it is daring and violent and perfidious, is taken for the mark of superior genius.
Said by
Edmund Burke
Source
gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “In these meetings of all sorts, every counsel, in proportion as it is daring and violent and perfidious, is taken for…”
Editor's note · Context
From his critique of the French Revolution, Burke observes how radicalism is mistaken for brilliance in revolutionary assemblies.
Share
More from Edmund Burke
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.
Jan 1, 1790
Not being illuminated with the light of which the gentlemen of France tell us they have got so abundant a share, they acted under a strong impression of the ignorance and fallibility of mankind.
Jan 1, 1790
I would not exclude alteration neither; but even when I changed, it should be to preserve.
Other voices in this conversation
