On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
Every honest mind, every true lover of liberty and humanity, must rejoice to find that injustice is not always good policy, nor rapine the high-road to riches.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
Burke expresses satisfaction that the failures of the French Revolution demonstrate that injustice and rapine do not lead to successful governance or prosperity.
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