On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
We wished at the period of the Revolution, and do now wish, to derive all we possess as an inheritance from our forefathers.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke articulates the British preference, both historically and currently, to view their rights and possessions as an inheritance passed down through generations.
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