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No man living loves restrictive regulations of any kind less than myself; at best, nine times in ten, they are little better than laborious and vexatious follies.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
Burke expresses his strong opposition to restrictive regulations, viewing them as mostly ineffective.
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