Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
Really? Are you telling me the hairs on the back of your neck don't go up when you read this? Let alone hear it.
It's irrelevant whether it's true or not, though. It's beautifully written, which makes it a thing of beauty.

I'm referring to those quotations used to prove an argument. "All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing" is patently bóllocks, but because some burke said it, it's used as a winning argument.