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He will therefore, in all probability, systematically do what he does at present occasionally: that is, he will exercise at least a negative in the choice of his officers.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “He will therefore, in all probability, systematically do what he does at present occasionally: that is, he will exercise…”
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Burke predicts that soldiers will increasingly assert their influence over the selection of their officers.
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