On the record
But the security wanted was against a kind of power which was not so truly dangerous in its fortresses nor in its territories as in its spirit and its principles.
Said by
Edmund Burke
Source
gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “But the security wanted was against a kind of power which was not so truly dangerous in its fortresses nor in its…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke warns that true security against threats lies not in physical defenses but in understanding the underlying principles of power.
Share
More from Edmund Burke
Jan 1, 1790
But the king of Great Britain obeys no other person; all other persons are individually, and collectively too, under him, and owe to him a legal obedience.
Jan 1, 1790
Those who are servants in name, as well as in effect, do not like to be told of their situation, their duty, and their obligations.
Jan 1, 1790
But the course of succession is the healthy habit of the British Constitution.
Jan 1, 1790
This is the spirit of our Constitution, not only in its settled course, but in all its revolutions.
Other voices in this conversation
