"But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition ...

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The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.
More Edmund Burke quotes
"Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed.
"Among a people generally corrupt, liberty cannot long exist.
"The effect of liberty on individuals is that they may do what they please: we ought to see what it will please them to do before we risk congratulati...
"But what is liberty without wisdom and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition o...
"The effect of liberty to individuals is that they may do what they please; we ought to see what it will please them to do, before we risk congratulati...