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Edmund Burke: “You may turn us out at the door, but we will jump in at the window.”

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You may turn us out at the door, but we will jump in at the window.
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Edmund Burke

Editor's note · Context

Burke uses a metaphor to illustrate the determination of his supporters to return to power.

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