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He doubts and questions the salutary but critical terrors of the cautery and the knife.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “He doubts and questions the salutary but critical terrors of the cautery and the knife.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke discusses the hesitation of leaders to confront difficult but necessary actions for the state.
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