On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
The nature of things requires that the army should never act but as an instrument.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “The nature of things requires that the army should never act but as an instrument.”
Editor's note · Context
From his critique of the French Revolution, Burke states a fundamental principle regarding the proper function of a nation's military.
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