John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4411 Edmund Burke 1729-1797 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4411 |
| AUTHOR: | Edmund Burke (1729–1797) |
| QUOTATION: | The march of the human mind is slow. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Speech on the Conciliation of America. Vol. ii. p. 149. |
| Note 1. The march of intellect.—Robert Southey: Progress and Prospects of Society, vol. ii. p. 360. [back] |