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It disposes men to an abject submission, not by opinion, which may be shaken by argument or altered by passion, but by the strong ties of public and private interest.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgIt disposes men to an abject submission, not by opinion, which may be shaken by argument or altered by passion, but by the strong ties of public and private interest.
Burke discusses how public and private interests can lead to submissiveness, beyond mere opinion.
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