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:It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and

:It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and

madness, without restraint.  

:madness, without restraint.  

:Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their

:Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their

disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites; in

:disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites; in

proportion as they are disposed to listen to the counsels of the wise

:proportion as they are disposed to listen to the counsels of the wise

and good in preference to the flattery of knaves.  

:and good in preference to the flattery of knaves.  

:Society cannot exist, unless a controlling power upon will and

:Society cannot exist, unless a controlling power upon will and

appetite be placed somewhere; and the less of it there is within, the

:appetite be placed somewhere; and the less of it there is within, the

more there must be without.  

:more there must be without.  

:It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of

:It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of

intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters."

:intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters."

Edmund Burke's most famous quote is this: "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."

Edmund Burke's most famous quote is this: "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."

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{{DEFAULTSORT: Burke, Edmund}}

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