In that general territory itself, as in the old name of Provinces, the citizens are interested from old prejudices and unreasoned habits, and not on account of the geometric properties of its figure.
Burke argues that citizens' attachment to their broader territory, like the old provinces, stems from deep-seated prejudices and unreasoned habits, not from abstract geometric designs.
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