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The perfect cure is impracticable; because the disorder is dear to those from whom alone the cure can possibly be derived.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “The perfect cure is impracticable; because the disorder is dear to those from whom alone the cure can possibly be…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke asserts that achieving a perfect solution is unrealistic due to the vested interests of those involved.
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