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Least of all would I fix the transitory spirit of civil fury by perpetuating and methodizing it in tyrannic government.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Least of all would I fix the transitory spirit of civil fury by perpetuating and methodizing it in tyrannic government.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke warns against institutionalizing civil unrest through tyrannical governance, advocating for a more humane approach.
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