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Because men of great place, men of great rank, men of great hereditary authority, cannot fall without a horrible crash upon all about them.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Because men of great place, men of great rank, men of great hereditary authority, cannot fall without a horrible crash…”
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Burke reflects on the significant impact that powerful individuals have on society when they fall from grace.
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