A man who works beyond the surface of things,though he may be wrong himself, yet he clears the way for others and may make even his errors subservient to the cause of truth. -Edmund Burke

 

A man who works beyond the surface of things,though he may be wrong himself, yet he clears the way for others and may make even his errors subservient to the cause of truth.


-Edmund Burke
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This quote is just one of 31 total Edmund Burke quotes in our collection. Edmund Burke is known for saying 'A man who works beyond the surface of things,though he may be wrong himself, yet he clears the way for others and may make even his errors subservient to the cause of truth.' as well as some of the following quotes.

Better be despised for too anxious apprehensions, than ruined by too confident security.

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Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair.

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He who wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. -Edmund Burke
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All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.

Edmund Burke
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In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.

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Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion. -Edmund Burke
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Society is indeed a contract. It is a partnership in all science; a partnership in all art; a partnership in every virtue, and in all perfection. As the ends of such a partnership cannot be obtained in many generations, it becomes a partnership not only between those who are living, but between those who are living, those who are dead, and those who are to be born.

Edmund Burke
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