They may, even in one year of such false policy, do mischiefs incalculable; because the trade of a farmer is, as I have before explained, one of the most precarious in its advantages, the most liable to losses, and the least profitable of any that is carried on.
Burke emphasizes the precarious nature of farming and the potential harm of misguided policies.
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