Who said “There is, however, a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.”?

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Edmund Burke. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceObservations on a Late Publication on the Present State of the Nation (1769), volume i, p. 273

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“There is, however, a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.”
— Edmund Burke
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Burke, E. (n.d.). There is, however, a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/33209-there-is-however-a-limit-at-which-forbearance/

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Burke, Edmund. “There is, however, a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/33209-there-is-however-a-limit-at-which-forbearance/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Burke, Edmund. “There is, however, a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/33209-there-is-however-a-limit-at-which-forbearance/.

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