It is undoubtedly the business of ministers very much to consult the inclinations of the people, but they ought to take great care that they do not receive that inclination from the few persons who may happen to approach them.
Burke warns that ministers should be cautious not to be influenced by a small group rather than the general public.
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Our people will find employment enough for a truly patriotic, free, and independent spirit, in guarding what they possess from violation.
The improvements of the National Assembly are superficial, their errors fundamental.
I would not exclude alteration neither; but even when I changed, it should be to preserve.
Let us imitate their caution, if we wish to deserve their fortune or to retain their bequests.
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