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We shall act more advisedly.--The loyalty we shall manifest will not be the same with theirs; but, we trust, it will be equally sincere, and more enlightened.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke emphasizes the importance of sincere and enlightened loyalty to the crown, distinguishing it from blind allegiance.
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