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Edmund Burke: But the dilemma to which government by this system is constantly reduced, of authorizing great injustice or suffering…

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But the dilemma to which government by this system is constantly reduced, of authorizing great injustice or suffering great loss, is alone sufficient to condemn it.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke critiques a flawed governmental system that leads to injustice or loss.

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