Edmund Burke Quote 

"He that wrestles with us
strengthens our nerves,
and sharpens our skill.
Our antagonist is our helper."

by:
Edmund Burke
(1729-1797) Irish-born British statesman, parliamentary orator, and political thinker
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What doesn't kill us, makes us stronger. -- Nietzsche
 -- Roxana, Olympia
 
Aw, Waffler, did you hear that -- you're my helper.
 -- Logan, Memphis, TN
 
Oh, I get it. So government really IS good for us?
 -- Bryan Morton, Stuart, FL
 
Roxana, Logan and Bryan, I like it. Put it all together and wa-la
 -- Mike, Norwalk
 
Yes Logan I hear you. And you sir and all of the wonderful participants on this site give me pause to think and wonder also. Thank you all. "In the depths of each man's biography lies the story of all men" Sam Kean. "I must confess, that, personally I have learned many things I never knew before....just by writing." St Augstine.
 -- Waffler, Smith, Arkansas
 
Another reason monopolies are bad, for that which does not have competition has no reason to improve and grow, and that which is not growing is dying.
 -- Anonymous, Reston, VA US
 
 -- jim k, austin 
With honest debate, we all come to know truth.
 -- E Archer, NYC
 
I like this. We must debate, then only will we see the truth or understand things. Even if understanding or seeing truth is not a motive, we should at least talk, that way we will know strength and weakness within us or within the opponent. This whole preemptive action or preventive action is a mockery of human intelligence.
 -- RKA, Wasilla, AK
 
Hi, we're from the government and we're here to antogonize you. :)
 -- J Carlton, Calgary
 
So, we're all just honing each others' skills of reason, rhetoric, and argument. I think you're all very beneficial as long as you don't give me a stroke. As the saying goes, dose makes the poison.
 -- Ken, Allyn, WA
 
 -- warren, olathe 
Ah yes... this guy strikes me as sort of a militant John Stuart Mill.
 -- Anonymous
 
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