Without something of this kind I do not see how it is ever practicable really to reconcile with those whose affection, after all, must be the surest hold of our government, and which is a thousand times more worth to us than the mercenary zeal of all the circles of Germany.
Burke asserts that genuine affection is more valuable for governance than mercenary loyalty.
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