John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4407 Edmund Burke 1729-1797 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4407 |
| AUTHOR: | Edmund Burke (1729–1797) |
| QUOTATION: | A wise and salutary neglect. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Speech on the Conciliation of America. Vol. ii. p. 117. |