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We feel as men do, who, having placed an unbounded reliance on their force, have found it totally to fail on trial.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “We feel as men do, who, having placed an unbounded reliance on their force, have found it totally to fail on trial.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke expresses the despair felt by those who have relied on their strength only to find it lacking.
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