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Edmund Burke: “Everything ought to be open,--but not indifferently to every man.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
Everything ought to be open,--but not indifferently to every man.
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Edmund Burke

Editor's note · Context

Burke articulates a principle of opportunity, suggesting that while paths should be open, access should not be indiscriminate.

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