John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4393 Edmund Burke 1729-1797 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4393 |
| AUTHOR: | Edmund Burke (1729–1797) |
| QUOTATION: | The writers against religion, whilst they oppose every system, are wisely careful never to set up any of their own. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | A Vindication of Natural Society. 1 Preface, vol. i, p. 7. |
| Note 1. Boston edition. 1865–1867. [back] |