In such a people, the haughtiness of domination combines with the spirit of freedom, fortifies it, and renders it invincible.
Edmund Burke: “In such a people, the haughtiness of domination combines with the spirit of freedom, fortifies it, and renders it…”
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Burke argues that in a proud society, the spirit of freedom is strengthened and becomes unyielding.
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