John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4434 Edmund Burke 1729-1797 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4434 |
| AUTHOR: | Edmund Burke (1729–1797) |
| QUOTATION: | Early and provident fear is the mother of safety. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Speech on the Petition of the Unitarians. Vol. vii. p. 50. |