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We know of no road to your coffers but through your affections.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “We know of no road to your coffers but through your affections.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke asserts that the only way to access the people's wealth is through their goodwill.
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