On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
Let those large proprietors be what they will, (and they have their chance of being amongst the best,) they are, at the very worst, the ballast in the vessel of the commonwealth.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
Arguing for the importance of large landowners in society, Burke describes them as providing stability to the state, even at their least virtuous.
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