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All these things show the difficulty of the work we have on hand: but they show its necessity, too.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “All these things show the difficulty of the work we have on hand: but they show its necessity, too.”
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Burke acknowledges the challenges of addressing significant issues while also recognizing their importance.
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