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The improvident marriage of one man becomes a tax upon the orderly and regular marriage of all the rest.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “The improvident marriage of one man becomes a tax upon the orderly and regular marriage of all the rest.”
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Burke states that irresponsible marriages can burden the community by affecting the stability of other families.
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