The principles of our forefathers become suspected to us, because we see them animating the present opposition of our children.
Edmund Burke: “The principles of our forefathers become suspected to us, because we see them animating the present opposition of our…”
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Burke notes that the principles of past generations are often questioned by the current generation due to their opposition to modern views.
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