We tolerate even these; not from love of them, but for fear of worse.
Edmund Burke: “We tolerate even these; not from love of them, but for fear of worse.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke explains that tolerance for certain issues arises not from approval but from fear of worse alternatives.
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