The purpose for which the abuses of government are brought into view forms a very material consideration in the mode of treating them.
Edmund Burke: “The purpose for which the abuses of government are brought into view forms a very material consideration in the mode of…”
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Edmund Burke
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Burke highlights the importance of the intent behind exposing government abuses in determining how they should be addressed.
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