It is known that the taste--whatever it is--is improved exactly as we improve our judgment, by extending our … - Edmund Burke

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Vision is seeing visibly the light of hope within the range of the eyesight.

Edmund Burke

It is known that the taste--whatever it is--is improved exactly as we improve our judgment, by extending our knowledge, by a steady attention to our object, and by frequent exercise.

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The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

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Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.

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Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

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The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.

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