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In this case, as in almost all the rest, the remedy was not applied directly to the disease.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “In this case, as in almost all the rest, the remedy was not applied directly to the disease.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke reflects on the tendency to apply remedies that do not directly address the underlying issues, a critique of ineffective governance.
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