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Edmund Burke: We tolerate even these; not from love of them, but for fear of worse.

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We tolerate even these; not from love of them, but for fear of worse.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke explains that tolerance for certain issues arises not from approval but from fear of worse alternatives.

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