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They call for no man's estate; they desire not to be dispossessed of their own.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “They call for no man's estate; they desire not to be dispossessed of their own.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke notes that the people do not seek to take away others' property but wish to retain their own.
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