On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
Let us imitate their caution, if we wish to deserve their fortune or to retain their bequests.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Let us imitate their caution, if we wish to deserve their fortune or to retain their bequests.”
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Burke urges his countrymen to emulate the cautious approach of their ancestors in political reform, rather than adopting radical French methods.
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