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Irish statesman and philosopher Edmund Burke later used the term Fourth Estate to describe the journalists sitting in the press gallery of the British House of Commons and declared them "more important than them all.". Every Newseum gallery has been designed to appeal to "skimmers, swimmers and divers," said Overby. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Letters for April 3, 2008 Apr 4, 2008
Californian Columnists. HotJobs Local Search. (North County Times)
Springtime Means Baseball Mar 30, 2008
What Edmund Burke said of the study of law -- that it sharpens the mind by narrowing it -- might be true of baseball, too, but baseball people at least know what they are supposed to know ... What Edmund Burke said of the study of law -- that it sharpens the mind by narrowing it -- might be true of baseball, too, but baseball people at least know what they are supposed to know. (Townhall.com)
Trinity Tennis Swept By EBA Mar 28, 2008
The Trinity tennis teams played Edmund Burke Academy at home Tuesday with the boys edged 3-2 and the girls falling 7-1. In girls singles, Megan Burnsed lost to Kayla Milligan (6-0,6-0) while Aimee Johnson fell to Caroline Collins (6-1, 6-1). (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
JONATHAN V. LAST: Diminished reverence for death can bring loss of culture Mar 26, 2008
Edmund Burke and Thomas Paine quarreled about it in the 1790s. Burke claimed that society was "a partnership not only between those who are living, but between those who are dead, and those who are yet to be born." Paine, always a pain, retorted that he was "contending for the rights of the living, and against their being willed away and controlled and contracted for by the manuscript-assumed authority of the dead."Madison and Jefferson had a similar exchange, with Madison insisting that "the... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Crusader, Lady Crusader Tennis Routed by Frederica Mar 22, 2008
The Crusaders and Lady Crusaders each fall to 2-3 on the season, and return to action Tuesday when they host Edmund Burke at 4 p.m.. STATESBORO After starting the season 2-0 the Trinity tennis teams hit a bump in the road at Bulloch Academy Monday, both losing their first match of the year to the Gators. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
The venerable history of protectionism Mar 7, 2008
Ever since Edmund Burke criticized the French philosophes, Anglo-American conservatism has rejected ivory-tower theories that disregard the realities of everyday life. Modern free traders, on the other hand, embrace their ideal with a passion that makes Robespierre seem prudent. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Getting It Right Mar 6, 2008
A former bureaucrat who had worked with finance minister P Chidambaram in 1997 summed up the 2008-09 Budget aptly in the words of Edmund Burke: "Mere parsimony is not economy. Expenses and great expenses may be an essential part in true economy". The bureaucrat in question, former revenue secretary N K Singh, had then designed one of the most liberal tax amnesty schemes for the urban rich with a view to mainstreaming sources of black money generation. (India Times, India)
On Your Mind Mar 5, 2008
She must think like Edmund Burke, noted English scholar and observer when George Washington was president. Burke said in 1795, The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Grand Old Party Mar 4, 2008
The Young Britons Foundation didn t have any Edmund Burke tracts, but they did have a poster of a sultry brunette, her lips parted slightly ... In his 1992 Republican convention speech, Pat Buchanan spoke of a great class of voters: They don t read Adam Smith or Edmund Burke, but they came from the same schoolyards and playgrounds and towns as we did. (The American Conservative)
Kingsley soldier buried Feb 28, 2008
The pastor quoted philosopher Edmund Burke, who is said to have uttered: "For evil to triumph, it is necessary only that good men do nothing.". "Chad was not going to stand by and let evil triumph unchallenged," Battern said. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
The Democrats' Four-Letter F-Word Feb 22, 2008
Or should they think like Edmund Burke ... Or should they think like Edmund Burke. (Townhall.com)
Letters to the editor (2/19/08) Feb 20, 2008
In regard to Hillary Clinton becoming president, one can only quote Edmund Burke: "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.". -- Mickey Sexton. (Anchorage Daily News)
Trinitys Rough Season Comes To End Against Edmund Burke, 66-60 Feb 14, 2008
Trinitys Rough Season Comes To End Against Edmund Burke, 66-60 ... It all came to an end on Tuesday night as the Trinity boys (5-15) lost to Edmund Burke Academy, 66-60 in the first round of the GISA Region 2-AA Tournament at Clyde Evans Fieldhouse ... Edmund Burke 66, Trinity 60. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
A Primer Into The 2007-08 Playoffs Feb 13, 2008
Chances: First, the Crusaders have to get by Edmund Burke in tonight s play-in game and then hope they ve got another improbable run up their sleeve. Outlook: Don t plan on that improbable run, at least not this season. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Tourney Time Feb 13, 2008
The tournament begins with two play-in games Tuesday between Edmund Burke and Memorial Day School girls playing at 6 p.m. while the boys game will feature Edmund Burke against the Crusaders (5-14) at 7:30 p.m.. The winners of those games will get a guaranteed spot in the state tournament and will be the fourth seed in the boys and girls tournament which resumes at 4 p.m. Friday. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
What is evil? Feb 12, 2008
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." So said Edmund Burke, British parliamentarian. To my way of thinking, If we believe in the God of the Bible, then we must follow His code of conduct. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Revisit your past Feb 9, 2008
This quote sums it up: "People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors." That's from Edmund Burke -- a statesman, philosopher and real person. From the Saturday, February 09, 2008 edition of the Augusta Chronicle Reader Comments Note: Comments are not edited and don't represent the views of The Augusta Chronicle. (The Augusta Chronicle)
McCain Speaks at CPAC Feb 9, 2008
And like you, I understand, as Edmund Burke observed, that "whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither . . . is safe.". While I have long worked to help grow a public majority of support for Republican candidates and principles, I have also always believed, like you, in the wisdom of Ronald Reagan, who warned in an address to this conference in 1975, that "a political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be... (Human Events Online)
TCS splits with Bulloch as Lady Crusaders continue win streak Feb 9, 2008 McCain reaffirms conservative credentials Feb 8, 2008 McCain urges conservative unity Feb 8, 2008 McCain's Age Jan 25, 2008 Lady Crusaders Use 20-0 Run To Drop EBA Jan 24, 2008 Parties push for caucus attendance Jan 24, 2008 Trinity girls remain unbeaten against MD, boys defeated Jan 22, 2008 How Liberal Elites Have Destroyed the Democratic Party Jan 15, 2008 U.S. Military Defeats Fourth Estate Jan 8, 2008 Hospitals serving junk food Jan 6, 2008 Politics Is a Blood Sport Jan 1, 2008 Street: Focused On Obama Dec 30, 2007 IN 2008 I will...| Dec 24, 2007 Robert Toombs break out the brooms, sweeps both TCS teams Dec 22, 2007 Declaring Forever War Dec 20, 2007 The Candidates Next Door Dec 10, 2007 Corrections bill is increasing Dec 7, 2007 Nationalism, regionalism and multiculturalism Dec 4, 2007 White House hands over ONE MILLION documents to Congress... Dec 1, 2007 Jones installed as new president of GRPA Dec 1, 2007 Looking back at Orpheus Nov 27, 2007 Rival students clash as Holocaust denier Nov 27, 2007 China pulls out of Iran sanctions meeting Nov 22, 2007 Netherlands not so Dutch anymore Nov 22, 2007 Studying liberally Nov 21, 2007 'Pendleton 8' documentary in production Nov 19, 2007 Sarkozy’s Testimony: The Conscience of a French Conservative Nov 19, 2007 War Eagles limping into first-round matchup with rolling Crusaders Nov 16, 2007 Christopher Hitchens on Thomas Paine's 'Rights Of Man' Nov 10, 2007 Crusaders look to keep momentum vs. EBA Nov 9, 2007 There are many posts about Bush, religion, the war, illegal aliens, all with differing opinions. We can take some simple facts and leave out the hateful rhetoric. 1--Bush is the most ignorant President in our history. 2--Religion should keep out of the state. It is a private personal belief. 3--The illegal alien invasion is real. It is against the law to sneak across the border. Illegals should be deported. More... Nov 8, 2007 There’s Something About Barry Nov 7, 2007 Letters to the Telegraph Nov 4, 2007 Inscription declaring praise to Creator had been obscured in official display Oct 31, 2007 90 comments Oct 30, 2007 Crusaders, Gators fight for 2-AA supremacy Oct 26, 2007 Fires char houses, not spirits Oct 24, 2007 England Your England: Shocking Row in Parliament Oct 23, 2007 A history of modern conservatism Oct 18, 2007 Does the Supreme Court Still Matter? Oct 13, 2007 The gay marriage revolution Oct 9, 2007 The Republican collapse Oct 6, 2007 Crusaders travel to Monticello to face Cougars Oct 5, 2007 Halfway through 07, Jackson is top story in HOG ranks Oct 3, 2007 TCES edges out Bulloch Oct 2, 2007 The My Way politics of Fred Thompson Oct 1, 2007 The Saga Of The Serial Killing of Women Sep 27, 2007 Ahmadinejad, big man on campus Sep 26, 2007 Fallen soldier made world 'a better place' Sep 26, 2007 Stewart: Volunteers For America Sep 22, 2007 Crusader Elementary team shutsout EBA Sep 18, 2007 The case in favour of the threadbare Sep 7, 2007 * Is neo-conservatism dead? Sep 5, 2007 Rapists 40-year sentence upheld Aug 17, 2007 Dalrymple: British Raj Lessons Aug 8, 2007 What's so special about seven, wonders the world? Jul 7, 2007 Lendman: Reinventing A War Criminal Jul 6, 2007 Not everyone agrees with other lifestyles Jul 2, 2007 Smoke-free ordinance actually puts a stop to bullying Jul 1, 2007 The Grub Street years Jun 16, 2007 Opine: John Cunningham Jun 8, 2007 more reader opinions Jun 5, 2007 Why are we sick? Jun 3, 2007 James Walsh: Immigration Infamy May 26, 2007 Judicial crisis grips Pakistan May 21, 2007
The Trinity boys are faced with a play-in game on Tuesday night against Edmund Burke Academy. The girls get a first round bye, and will play on Friday night. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Dorr-attorney wasn't "mugged" or "smeared" Feb 9, 2008
It is attributed to the great 18th century Irish statesman Edmund Burke, and has been a personal motto of mine for years. Even more so has been 1 Peter 3:13-17. (Ocheyedan Press Melvin News, IA)
In addition, he displayed fluency with the movement's rhetorical tics: McCain cited Edmund Burke, mimicked air quotes around the words "assault weapons," and recounted the role Ronald Reagan played in his political maturation. "I am proud, very proud to have come to public office as a foot soldier in the Reagan Revolution," McCain said. (Boston Globe)
He quoted Ronald Reagan and Edmund Burke. He vowed to lower taxes and reduce the size of the federal government. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Back in the 18th century, Edmund Burke said that some people "may do the worst of things without being the worst of men." The White House is not the place for that. Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institute and author of. (Townhall.com)
Trinity 92, Edmund Burke 63 ... Edmund Burke 46, Trinity 37 ... Trinity 39, Edmund Burke 34. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Carey quoted Sir Edmund Burke, who more than 200 years ago said: All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing. For this simple reason, people need to take part in party caucuses on Feb. 5, the chairman said. (Albert Lea Tribune, MN)
Trinity travels to Waynesboro on Tuesday to take on Edmund Burke Academy. The JV girls start at 4:30. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Miss Vuoto is communications director of the Edmund Burke Institute for American Renewal, a think tank devoted to integrating minorities in the conservative movement. She is also founder and president of Eloquence, a speechwriting and writing company (www. (Human Events Online)
At the end of the 18th century, historian Thomas Carlyle quoted Edmund Burke as saying, "there were Three Estates in Parliament; but in the Reporter' Gallery yonder, there sat a Fourth Estate more important than they all. It is not a figure of speech, or a witty saying; it is a literal fact ... Whoever can speak, speaking now to the whole nation, becomes a power, a branch of government, with inalienable weight in lawmaking, in all acts of authority." ... At the end of the 18th century, historian... (Townhall.com)
Samantha Healy and Edmund Burke. January 05, 2008 11:00pm. (NEWS.com.au)
SIGN UP FOR FREE NEWS ALERTS. Monday, December 31, 2007 11:43 AM. (Newsmax)
At one point Mathews says, "you've excluded Obama from the progressive coalition." Nader observed thatObamahas "excluded himself" with statements that "are very conciliatory to concentrated wealth and power (24). Beyond ideological differences, there's a practical concern regarding the possibility (favored by corporate election funders) that the Demcorats will runHillary and/or Obama in 2008.Manyon the Left will vote Democratic only if its Edwards. If it's Hillary or... (Zmag.org)
Remember what Edmund Burke said: "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.". Copyright 2002-2007 iafrica. (iAfrica.com)
Both varsity teams are back in action on Friday, January 4 when Edmund Burke Academy comes to Clyde Evans Fieldhouse. Tip-off for the girls game is set for 6 p.m. with the boys game to follow. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Hill describes himself as an Edmund Burke conservative, but as one former Yale International Security Studies Fellow explained to me, There s not much if any daylight between Charlie and the neocons, except on the degree to which is Charlie is more of a multilateralist than them. I suppose the only difference is that Charlie is more like Cheney, who dovetails with the neocons on most issues of the last 6. (The American Conservative)
After his wife died of cancer, he found himself "footloose and fancy free." He quotes the Irish orator Edmund Burke: "No one could make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.". DAL LAMAGNA61, DEMOCRAT, WASHINGTON STATE. (Boston Globe)
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil, is for good men to do nothing," wrote Edmund Burke, an Irish statesman who served for many years in the British House of Commons. He is mainly remembered for his support of the American colonies in the dispute that led to the American Revolution. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Edmund Burke, however, offered a different perspective, which is known as "earned" nationalism. As cited by Dinesh D'Souza in What's So Great about America, "To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely". (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
" - Edmund Burke Location: Seattle, WA Party: Democrat Reply #: 10 Date: Nov. 30, 2007 - 8:07 PM EST Kind of like when Republicans went after Clinton over the Lewinsky affair? I think that oversight is healthy, but I also agree that the Congress needs to work TOGETHER to get some things done for the good of the country, instead of for the good of themselves and their friends. Location: Austin, TX Party: NA Reply #: 11 Date: Nov. 30, 2007 - 8:08 PM EST U No Hoo... I think that was an... (The Drudge Report)
Bo and Memory Kate are both active sports enthusiasts and participants at Edmund Burke Academy and are recreation participants in their local Burke County Recreation Department, where it all began for Jones in 1974. I am truly blessed to have the support and dedication of my seven-person recreation authority governing board. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Edmund Burke, Kingston upon Thames, England. I've always been fascinated by this aspect of human nature; ask someone to spit into a glass and then drink it and they are horrified. (BBC News -- UK)
Edmund Burke, Kingston upon Thames, England. The BNP are a legally formed, law abiding political party who publish their policies and manifesto openly to public scrutiny. (Times Online)
Edmund Burke, Kingston upon Thames, England. Good day to you all, There is something very wrong here and its beyond nuclear capability concerns. (Yahoo News -- China)
"Unfortunately, the debate about Dutch identity is too often held at a very trite and trivial level as if the discussion is between Brussels sprouts and wooden shoes on the one hand, and couscous and caftans on the other," said Bart Jan Spruyt, founder of The Edmund Burke Foundation, a conservative think tank. "What is really at stake, due to a frivolous immigration policies and decades of multicultural indifference, is the identity of the Dutch nation, Dutch history and culture as a part of the... (Yahoo News)
Nearly every currently legitimate and surviving sociopolitical and economic ideas in the past four centuries have had liberal inspirations the modern conservatism that arose with the writings of Edmund Burke and the opponents of the French Revolution remained reactionary and negativistic, attempting to rebuke liberal ideology as, among other things, subversive and irrational while offering little in return. To get a feel for some of the problems with conservatism, just consider this: small... (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
AW4cryinoutloud wrote on Nov 18, 2007 6:57 AM:" To Article 32: I just read the comment made at 9:44PM last evening. It brought to mind the quote by Edmund Burke: "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing". You will never fall into that category. The government has taken everything from Larry, but it will never take the respect that those of us who know him will always have. He was most certainly unjustly convicted. The blogger at 9:44PM is either totally... (North County Times)
That said, Sarkozy s agenda on taxes, freedom and the intrusion of government are classic conservatism in the mold of Hayek, Milton Friedman, Edmund Burke and politicians Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan. T]axes are too high, he writes, Our corporate taxes are too high compared with those of our competitors. (Human Events Online)
But more important to Trinity s long-term playoff success may be the 135 yards the Crusaders got from their passing game last week against Edmund Burke. That s why we did it, Price said. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Edmund Burke, a Whig member of Parliament, had spoken out for underdogs, including Americans, Irish Catholics and slaves. But in 1790 he published "Reflections on the Revolution in France," a -blistering analysis of French events and a defense of traditional institutions as humanizing forces. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Trinity, who was off last week after beating Bulloch Academy 28-14 two weeks ago, will host Edmund Burke this Friday at Cleve Warnock Field ... Price knows Edmund Burke (2-7) struggled early losing its first seven games. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing" (Edmund Burke). The fall of America is very much like the fall of Rome the barbarians are at the gates. (North County Times)
The growing conservative intelligentsia would savor many flavors of conservatism, writes Will, from Edmund Burke s to T.S. Eliot s, conservatisms grounded on religious reverence, nostalgia, and resistance to the permanent revolutions of capitalist, market society. Such conservatisms would have been unintelligible, even repellent, to Goldwater, if he had taken the time to notice them. (The American Conservative)
One must always remember that "it is the nature of all greatness not to be exact", as Edmund Burke aptly put it. (Prof) Edward Garden, Kirkhill, Inverness. (Telegraph.co.uk)
"From classroom texts to historic sites, it's time we stop tolerating the removal and revisions of our Christian heritage. It's time we accepted the words of Edmund Burke, 'Evil flourishes when good men do nothing.' I thank the NPS for their fast action and rectifying this problem, and I look foward to seeing the new display at the Washington Monument. Let's hope it's detailed and tells us why they would have included such an inclusion, all by itself on one side of the capstone.". The following... (WorldNetDaily)
We start from Edmund Burke the British statesman. 2. (Human Events Online)
The dynamic duo have accounted for 13 touchdowns during the streak, and two weeks ago against Edmund Burke, Walker passed for 91 yards and three scores while Lovett rushed for 151 yards and one TD.. It all comes down to Jordan Walker at quarterback, Price said. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
The philosopher Edmund Burke referred to these as the "little platoons" that make civilization possible. They are just as important to a functioning society during disasters as platoons of firetrucks, police and National Guardsmen. (North County Times)
Edmund Burke understood, which is what made him suspicious of sudden, violent changes in the social order like the French Revolution, which was going to produce a whole new society, even a new man. The usual results of such utopian visions followed first terror, then tyranny. (Townhall.com)
The article was, I thought, a well-reasoned brief history of modern conservatism from Edmund Burke s position to the present ... I am left with a feeling that Republican conservatism has evolved from an Edmund Burke (risk averse) position to being based upon ideologies, such as: individual freedom, capitalism, religion-based morality, etc. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
The image of the Supreme Court as a great righter of wrongs, ingrained among liberals by the stirring cases of the Warren Court--school desegregation; one man, one vote; right to counsel; and so on--has no power over a judge so rooted in the conservatism of the 18th century, of Samuel Johnson and Edmund Burke, a mind-set always focused on the fact that even well-intended changes often go awry. In which case, no one should be surprised that Roberts has turned out to be an uncompromising... (Time.com)
Edmund Burke would not have been impressed with Mayor Jerry Sanders' for signing a San Diego City Council amicus brief in support of gay marriage. Individual feelings and clever slogans, the philosophical Brit would have emphasized, do not constitute a compelling case for overturning enduring institutions whose wisdom often become apparent after they've been rashly abandoned. (North County Times)
Modern conservatism begins with Edmund Burke. What Burke articulated was not an ideology or a creed, but a disposition, a reverence for tradition, a suspicion of radical change. (International Herald Tribune)
Solidifying the lineup offers the Crusaders stability for the final month of the regular season, which includes matchups against Windsor, Bulloch and Edmund Burke. Bottom line for Price: Trinity s hopes all rely on a few fundamentals. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Edmund Burke: 21 carries for 155 yards and two TDs (one passing). That adds up to another 974 yards, and it s hard to believe, with another year under his belt (and a few more pounds of muscle, that he won t likely rush for more yards. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Trinity will play Edmund Burke at 10 a.m. Saturday. Crusaders beat Thomas Jefferson 8-0. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Fred Ansell, a former senior aide, said Thompson shrugged off the potential political fallout by quoting Edmund Burke, an 18th-century Irish political philosopher: "Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion.". . (International Herald Tribune)
Edmund Burke, the Scottish Philosopher once said Evil thrives when Good people do nothing. Let this serial killing case be reopened and re-examined. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
The front contained a quote from Edmund Burke, the 18th-century Irish conservative: "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." The back read, "Stop Ahmadinejad's EVIL, Columbia Students United AGAINST AHMADINEJAD.". Font. (Salon)
"Edmund Burke said the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing," said the military chaplain, Maj. Pierre Bergeron, as he eulogized the soldier before his journey home. (CBC News)
They are not following the philosophy of Edmund Burke. I know these people. (Zmag.org)
The Trinity Crusader Elementary football team picked up their first win of the 2007 season, using a pair of Brent Rosa 70-yard touchdowns runs to breeze past Edmund Burke 14-0 ... Trinity 14, Edmund Burke 0. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Edmund Burke, the 18th-century British parliamentarian, noticed the way an old, battered pair of shoes was more comfortable than a new pair. He felt so strongly about the idea that he built a political philosophy around the insight. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
By contrast, neo-conservatism's adherents are unconcerned with what Edmund Burke called the ties that bind "the dead, the living, and the yet unborn.". On the contrary, they are revolutionaries or, rather, "counter-revolutionaries" intent upon remaking the US and the world. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
SHAH ALAM: Judicial Commissioner Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim quoted 18th century Irish philosopher Edmund Burke when he upheld a 40-year-jail term meted by the Sessions Court on a bomoh who raped a 17-year-old girl in 2004. All that is necessary for the forces of evil to triumph is for good men and women to do nothing, said Abang Iskandar. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Wellesley began to mobilise his forces: military, logistical but most importantly rhetorical, for to get agreement for an expensive and divisive war is never easy, and it is only by marshalling a body of apparently convincing evidence against your opponent that the belly-aching anti-imperialists at home - in this case the coterie that had gathered around Edmund Burke - could be shut up ... For, in the celebrated words of Edmund Burke, those who fail to learn from history are always destined to... (Zmag.org)
If Edmund Burke was right, and superstition is the religion of feeble minds, then today is going to be a veritable celebration of sloppy thinking. The feeble minded of the United States are going to be out in force, lured by the promise of three supposedly lucky numbers: 7. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Edmund Burke warned us that "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Let's hope enough of them in America and the UK got the message. . (Zmag.org)
Advertisement Last updated Monday, Jul 02, 2007 - 05:22:40 am MST Sierra Vista, Arizona. Published on Monday, July 02, 2007. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Edmund Burke, an 18th century Anglo-Irish politician, argued that reliance on "metaphysical abstractions" -- his term for bright ideas of his day -- often masked preferences of one group or another without reflecting the refined, collective wisdom and experience of many generations. Often, he argued, decisions made for the sake of some untested theory run afoul of the law of unintended consequences. (Anchorage Daily News)
Murray Kempton, indeed, puts him second only to Edmund Burke in this and other respects. And I think it is with Kempton's compliment that I ought to close. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Third, the essays of Francis Bacon and Edmund Burke, whose insights into the political process remain relevant today. Fourth, the novels of Ernest Hemingway a writer s ideal. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Edmund Burke once said that "all that is necessary for evil to triumph, is that good men do nothing.". Until the warped reasoning surrounding these incidents revolves to something approaching sanity, I fear the criminals need have no fear of exposure so long as honest people continue to be treated as criminals. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Hannah Davies and Edmund Burke. June 03, 2007 12:00am. (NEWS.com.au)
On the other hand, as Irish statesman Edmund Burke once said, "Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.". May the Memorial Day recess, by returning our legislators to their grass-roots constituents, save the nation from yet another day that would live in infamy. (Newsmax)
Edmund Burke once said in politics there are no permanent friends, no permanent enemies, just permanent interests. In the last few years, Benazir and Nawaz - the two arch rivals - have come together under one umbrella. (NDTV.com)
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