Quotes by Edmund Burke with passion

Edmund Burke

English politician and philosopher

Lived from: 1729 - 1797

Category: Politics | Philosophers Country: United Kingdom

Born: 12 january 1729 Died: 9 july 1797

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• Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls.

  ― Edmund Burke
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• A populace never rebels from passion for attack, but from impatience of suffering.

  ― Edmund Burke
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• No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.

  ― Edmund Burke
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Subjects in these quotes:

• effectually
• suffering
• reasoning
• attack
• powers
• acting

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