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But to be raised to it and to descend to it are different things, and suggest different sentiments.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “But to be raised to it and to descend to it are different things, and suggest different sentiments.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke distinguishes between the honor of ascending to a position and the sentiments associated with descending from it.
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