But when we profess to restore men to the capacity for property, it is equally irrational and unjust to deny them the power of improving their minds as well as their fortunes.
Edmund Burke: “But when we profess to restore men to the capacity for property, it is equally irrational and unjust to deny them the…”
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Burke asserts that it is unjust to deny people the means to improve both their minds and fortunes.
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