Who said “Ambition can creep as well as soar.”?

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

SourceLetters On a Regicide Peace (1796)

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Burke, E. (n.d.). Ambition can creep as well as soar. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/6170-ambition-can-creep-as-well-as-soar/

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Burke, Edmund. “Ambition can creep as well as soar.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/6170-ambition-can-creep-as-well-as-soar/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Burke, Edmund. “Ambition can creep as well as soar.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/6170-ambition-can-creep-as-well-as-soar/.

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