For first observe, that besides the desire which all men have naturally of supporting the honour of their own government, that sense of dignity, and that security to property, which ever attend freedom, have a tendency to increase the stock of the free community.
Burke highlights the natural human desire to uphold government honor and the benefits of freedom for society.
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