On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
But supposing they had ranked as they ought to do, and as with us they do actually, the sides of sick-beds are not the academies for forming statesmen and legislators.
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Edmund Burke
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In his critique of the French Revolution, Burke argues against the suitability of certain professions for legislative and statesman roles.
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