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It is plain that they have wholly forgotten who they are, and what the nature of their office is.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “It is plain that they have wholly forgotten who they are, and what the nature of their office is.”
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Burke critiques the loss of identity and responsibility among public officials.
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