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It is as true, that, from the same selfish motives, those who are struggling upwards are apt to find everything wrong and out of order.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “It is as true, that, from the same selfish motives, those who are struggling upwards are apt to find everything wrong…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke notes that those striving for improvement often see faults in the current order, driven by their ambitions.
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