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It may be borne with a calm and equal mind, but no man by lifting his head high can pretend that he does not perceive the scorns that are poured down upon him from above.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “It may be borne with a calm and equal mind, but no man by lifting his head high can pretend that he does not perceive…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke notes the inevitability of feeling scorned in a position of subjugation.
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