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They are men,--it is saying nothing worse of them; many of them are but ill informed in their minds, many feeble in their circumstances, easily overreached, easily seduced.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
He describes the vulnerabilities of the electorate, noting their lack of information and strength.
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