“ The elevation of mind to be derived from fear will never make a nation glorious. ”
Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790). copy citation
| Author | Edmund Burke |
|---|---|
| Source | Reflections on the Revolution in France |
| Topic | elevation fear |
| Date | 1790 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Reflections_on_the_Revolution_in_France |
Context
“ministers of state in France are the only persons in that country who are
incapable of a share in the national councils. What ministers! What
councils! What a nation! -- But they are responsible. It is a poor service
that is to be had from responsibility. The elevation of mind to be derived
from fear will never make a nation glorious. Responsibility prevents
crimes. It makes all attempts against the laws dangerous. But for a
principle of active and zealous service, none but idiots could think of it.
Is the conduct of a war to be trusted to a man who may abhor its principle,”
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