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But this man, standing in a middle point between the two relations, the superior and inferior, declares himself at once both a rebel and a tyrant.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke illustrates the complexity of a person who claims both rebel and tyrant status, highlighting the conflict inherent in such a position.
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