Edmund Burke Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"We must not always judge of the generality
of the opinion by the noise of the acclamation."

by:	Edmund Burke (1729-1797) Irish-born British statesman, parliamentary orator, and political thinker
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Categories:	Freedom, Individual Rights, Media, Proverbs, Usurpation, Liberty, Civil Rights
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Just because a throng of people are cheering doesn't mean it's right. People cheering Obama for one example. -- jim k, Austin, Tx 1
General opinion falls within the ole lil diddly attributed to P.T. Barnum; 'You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, . .' Any judgement outside the domain of justice is a most probable acclamation of injustice and depotism. -- Mike, Norwalk 1
-- Mike, Norwalk
Such are the dangers to unchecked democracy, i.e. mob rule and the assumption of might makes right. -- E Archer, NYC 1
whites cheered lynching beatings rape what a group huh -- James Burch, SanJose Ca
James Burch...you should be more specific...White "Democrats" cheered.... -- J Carlton, Calgary 2
-- Ronw13, ID