The nature of man is intricate; the objects of society are of the greatest possible complexity: and therefore no simple disposition or direction of power can be suitable either to man's nature or to the quality of his affairs.
Burke asserts that the intricate nature of humanity and society demands complex governmental structures, rejecting simplistic power arrangements.
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