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Edmund Burke: He had formed a plan of an entire new system, in which the practical details had no reference to the experience and…

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He had formed a plan of an entire new system, in which the practical details had no reference to the experience and wisdom of past ages.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke discusses the failure of a new system that disregards historical wisdom and experience.

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