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It is not to be imagined, because a political system is, under certain aspects, very unwise in its contrivance, and very mischievous in its effects, that it therefore can have no long duration.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke argues that even flawed political systems can endure longer than expected despite their shortcomings.
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