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

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Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little. — Edmund Burke quote card
Statesman and philosopher · 1729 – 1797

Edmund Burke was an Irish-born British statesman and political thinker, celebrated as a parliamentary orator. His Reflections on the Revolution in France made him a founding voice of modern conservatism, while he also supported American grievances and prosecuted abuses in India.

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