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There is nothing that God has judged good for us that He has not given us the means to accomplish, both in the natural and the moral world.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “There is nothing that God has judged good for us that He has not given us the means to accomplish, both in the natural…”
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Burke reflects on the belief that God provides the means for us to achieve what is good.
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