Neither did that people despise or hate or fear their nobility: on the contrary, they valued themselves on the generous qualities which distinguished the chiefs of their nation.
Edmund Burke: “Neither did that people despise or hate or fear their nobility: on the contrary, they valued themselves on the generous…”
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Burke observes that the people valued their nobility and did not harbor animosity towards them.
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