On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
However, I considered that treasure rather as a possession to be secured than as a prize to be contended for.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “However, I considered that treasure rather as a possession to be secured than as a prize to be contended for.”
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From his critique of the French Revolution, Burke distinguishes between liberty as a secured inheritance and liberty as a revolutionary prize.
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