On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
As they are prodigal of light with regard to grievances, so the people find them sparing in the extreme with regard to redress.
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Edmund Burke
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In his critique of the French Revolution, Burke observes the revolutionaries' imbalance between identifying problems and providing solutions.
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