Edmund Burke Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"They defend their errors as if they were defending their inheritance."

by:	Edmund Burke (1729-1797) Irish-born British statesman, parliamentary orator, and political thinker
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Categories:	Freedom, Government, Humor, Patriotism, Proverbs, Usurpation, Liberty
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-- Eldridge, Graysville, Ohio
It is so George... then or now... -- Anonymous, Reston, VA US
...and why? Because error IS their inheritance. -- KS, Queensbury,NY.
This has congress written all over it. -- Joel, Rochester, MI
-- Anonymous
Within the most current of affairs, the CCP's criminal puppet that would be king/god exemplifies the accuracy of this quote to the extreme! The inheritance of the Biden family criminal cartel is selling out Americans / America / lives and freedom of allies / etc. while defending their errors as someone else's fault :-( -- Mike, Norwalk 2
No, we must take full possession of our wrongdoing and accept the blame, correct it, and move forward. We must not blame our mistakes on inheritance. We must regret we did not guide our "authority" figures more correctly. -- Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown