First Rights: United States shamed again in Europe Jun 7, 2008
The rest of that line isnt too bad eitherWe the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect UnionNot much in there Edmund Burke would like. I am as proud as I can be to have experienced the hope of John F Kennedy and to see the look in the eye of a man capable of lifting up this Country to the level of greatness portrayed in those Audey Murphey gung-ho movies. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Conservatives, fear not Jun 3, 2008
"," noted Edmund Burke, the , ".". The GOP made some awful blunders, and it is paying the price for them. (Yahoo News)
LETTERS: NCT, May 30, 2008 May 31, 2008
Just as Edmund Burke said "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." As Martin Luther King said: "At the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." So friends I ask that you contact our Legislators and encourage them to take steps to compassionate, humane, and fair immigration reform it is the only way we can stop this current evil running rampant in our Nation. Nick wrote on May 30, 2008 7:56 AM:2 letters to respond to... (North County Times)
Your view: Jackboots and spin May 23, 2008
As Edmund Burke observed, All that is needed for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing. If we denounce leaders, it is because they do nothing to alter a dismal status quo. (Winona Daily News, MN)
GRF Board has some new faces May 22, 2008
We have a responsibility to residents to manage the community well, Mader said, and hence offered advice to the rest of Board based on the words of Edmund Burke, the British parliamentarian who supported Irish rights. What I owe you is my conscience and my best thinking and I cannot change my vote, Mader said Burke told his fellow parliamentarians, and then Mader offered her commission to the GRF Board: If you listen to your conscience, do your very best thinking, I think you will serve... (Walnut Creek Rossmoor News, CA)
Never forget May 21, 2008
One of my favorite quotes is by Edmund Burke, Lazan said. He said All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
American Politics: The Early Years of the Country, Part I May 21, 2008
Neither Radicals nor Republications formed political parties as such, defined by Edmund Burke of the British Parliament as a body united for promoting by their joint endeavors the national interest upon some particular principle upon which all are in agreement. The issue of separation penetrated deeply, and it had staying power. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Holocaust survivor tells her story May 20, 2008
"One of my favorite quotes is by Edmund Burke," Lazan said. "He said 'All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.' I hope that by listening all of you here tonight will carry on these stories and share them with your friends and family and that you will not let our past become our future.". (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Lebanon's '300' May 16, 2008
"Evil triumphs when good men do nothing" Edmund Burke pitbull, NYCMay 13, 2008 @ 03:06 AMright on, pitbull. http://thegreatamericablog. (Human Events Online)
Teens require guidance to stay on track May 5, 2008
He closed with a quote by 18th-century philosopher Edmund Burke: "No one could make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.". Reach Glynn Moore at (706) 823-3419 or. (The Augusta Chronicle)
TCS Title Streak Snapped May 2, 2008
Hester, Rocker, Bernie Smith from Edmund Burke (73), David Hobby from Briarwood (74), Dru Love from Frederica (76) and Tyler Rawlings from Brookwood (76) were named to the All-State team. Carson knew his team was probably unhappy with finishing so close to either tying or even winning their fourth state title. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
TCS Boys Take Second At Region Apr 22, 2008
Edmund Burke was third (70) and Memorial Day School was fourth (58). Colby Jackson, Matthew Bryarly and Michael Caneega were named to the all-region team. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Terminating Teenage Violent Crime Apr 15, 2008
Darrell believes as strongly as I do in those great words from Edmund Burke, "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.". Darrel wrote a poem that perfectly describes the problems we face and provides the answer for those courageous enough to believe. (Townhall.com)
Frost Strikes Out 12 As Trinity Beats EBA Apr 12, 2008
Trinity Christian pitcher Austin Frost was in control from the first pitch to the last, striking out 12 Edmund Burke batters while the Crusader offense put together hits to take the 7-1 victory on Thursday ... were able to keep things going thanks to four Edmund Burke (8-3, 3-1) errors in the game ... Jamie Smith pitched 3 1/3 innings for Edmund Burke, giving up six runs (two earned) on five hits while striking out two and walking one. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Church plans teen funeral protests (452) Apr 10, 2008
" Liberty Dad wrote on Apr 8, 2008 11:41 AM:" "All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing"- Edmund Burke (no relation) " Jeff wrote on Apr 8, 2008 11:30 AM:" Westboro members must be the devil incarnate. So-called righteous, pious hypocrites making members of OUR community pawns to advance their agenda. (Carroll County Times, MD)
The Dead Speak Apr 9, 2008
It was Edmund Burke who said that a society is not only a contract between the living but between the living, the dead and those yet to be born. It is through the present generation that the past transmits the fruits of its experience to the future. (Townhall.com)
Crusaders Come Up Short Vs. Hornets Apr 9, 2008
The Crusaders will jump back into region play when they host Edmund Burke at 4 p.m. Thursday. Trinity will then play a double header region game at Memorial Day this Saturday. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Abolish Fed, don’t expand it Apr 8, 2008
" (Edmund Burke). You've got two choices, Chilli, as do the other readers of this comment: 1) continue ignoring what is going on around you, relaxing in your blissful ignorance. 2) Study the Constitution, the document that has enabled the country to become the great and free country it is, study the issues, come to the same realization that I and others have come to, and become involved in the fight to preserve the constitution. Also, your advice to sell your stocks, cash out your 401K and buy... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
32 comments Apr 7, 2008
" --- The rounding up and executing, at point blank range, of Tibetan monks and civilians, as the Chinese always do with dissenters (just as in Tiananmen Square) rises, for most people with hearts and souls, to more than professional sports issues. James James, New JerseyApr 04, 2008 @ 07:33 AMJimmy Carter was mad at the Russians. Did he punish the Russians by boycotting their olympics. No, they couldn't care less. He punished American athletes. Remember the concept of royal children... (Human Events Online)
Not doing the right thing Apr 6, 2008
Writers like Buckley, Kirk, and Chambers drew their inspiration from Edmund Burke, the 18th-century Irish statesman and political philosopher who valued both liberty and order, and who famously defended social traditions and longstanding civic institutions as bulwarks of a stable and just society. Limited government and individual liberty were central to this worldview, but they were by no means dominant - even after Goldwater arrived on the scene. (Boston Globe)
The Wealth of Nations Apr 5, 2008
In contrast, as Irish philosopher Edmund Burke put it, Smith presented "a compleat analysis" of society not just in its industrial and commercial life, but in the arts, finance, justice, the military, the religious and educational establishments and the public administration. Smith, a Scottish moral philosopher of peculiarly beautiful character and old-fashioned bachelor habits, was born in 1723 in a windswept country that was then one of the most backward in Europe, misruled by a delinquent... (Globe and Mail)
News flash: Newseum reopens Apr 4, 2008
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)
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)
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
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)
McCain reaffirms conservative credentials Feb 8, 2008
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)
McCain urges conservative unity Feb 8, 2008
He quoted Ronald Reagan and Edmund Burke. He vowed to lower taxes and reduce the size of the federal government. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
McCain's Age Jan 25, 2008
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)
Parties push for caucus attendance Jan 24, 2008
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)
Lady Crusaders Use 20-0 Run To Drop EBA Jan 24, 2008
Trinity 92, Edmund Burke 63 ... Edmund Burke 46, Trinity 37 ... Trinity 39, Edmund Burke 34. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Trinity girls remain unbeaten against MD, boys defeated Jan 22, 2008
Trinity travels to Waynesboro on Tuesday to take on Edmund Burke Academy. The JV girls start at 4:30. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
How Liberal Elites Have Destroyed the Democratic Party Jan 15, 2008
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)
U.S. Military Defeats Fourth Estate Jan 8, 2008
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)
Hospitals serving junk food Jan 6, 2008
Samantha Healy and Edmund Burke. January 05, 2008 11:00pm. (NEWS.com.au)
Politics Is a Blood Sport Jan 1, 2008
SIGN UP FOR FREE NEWS ALERTS. Monday, December 31, 2007 11:43 AM. (Newsmax)
Street: Focused On Obama Dec 30, 2007
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)
IN 2008 I will...| Dec 24, 2007
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)
Robert Toombs break out the brooms, sweeps both TCS teams Dec 22, 2007
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)
Declaring Forever War Dec 20, 2007
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)
The Candidates Next Door Dec 10, 2007
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)
Corrections bill is increasing Dec 7, 2007
"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)
Nationalism, regionalism and multiculturalism Dec 4, 2007
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)
White House hands over ONE MILLION documents to Congress... Dec 1, 2007
" - 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)
Jones installed as new president of GRPA Dec 1, 2007
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)
Looking back at Orpheus Nov 27, 2007
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)
Rival students clash as Holocaust denier Nov 27, 2007
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)
China pulls out of Iran sanctions meeting Nov 22, 2007
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)
Netherlands not so Dutch anymore Nov 22, 2007
"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)
