Edmund Burke: “They propagate principles by which every servant may think it, if not his duty, at least his privilege, to betray his…”

But to form a free government, that is, to temper together these opposite elements of liberty and restraint in one consistent work, requires much thought, deep reflection, a sagacious, powerful, and combining mind.

The improvements of the National Assembly are superficial, their errors fundamental.

There are some follies which baffle argument, which go beyond ridicule, and which excite no feeling in us but disgust; and therefore I say no more upon it.

Let us imitate their caution, if we wish to deserve their fortune or to retain their bequests.