Quote by Edmund Burke

In doing good, we are generally cold, and languid, and sluggish; and of all things afraid of being too much in the right. But the works of malice and injustice are quite in another style. They are finished with a bold, masterly hand; touched as they are with the spirit of those vehement passions that call forth all our energies, whenever we oppress and persecute.

In doing good, we are generally cold, and languid, and slugg

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This quote suggests that when humans engage in acts of kindness and goodness, they often do so half-heartedly, with little enthusiasm or urgency. They display a fear of being excessively moral or virtuous. However, acts of malice and injustice are carried out with a different approach. They are executed boldly and confidently, fueled by intense emotions that motivate individuals to exhaust their full potential when oppressing or persecuting others.

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