Woe to that country which would madly and impiously reject the service of the talents and virtues, civil, military, or religious, that are given to grace and to serve it; and would condemn to obscurity everything formed to diffuse lustre and glory around a state.
Burke warns against a society that rejects the contributions of talented individuals, which would lead to its downfall.
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