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But whatever may be represented concerning the meanness of the popular spirit, I, for one, do not think so desperately of the British nation.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “But whatever may be represented concerning the meanness of the popular spirit, I, for one, do not think so desperately…”
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Burke expresses his belief in the resilience and potential of the British nation despite negative perceptions.
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