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But if he puts himself in the way to obstruct reformation, then the faults of his office instantly become his own.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “But if he puts himself in the way to obstruct reformation, then the faults of his office instantly become his own.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke asserts that obstructing necessary reforms makes one complicit in the failures of their role.
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