On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
Shall we be more tender of the tyrants of our own time, when we see them acting worse tragedies under our eyes?
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Shall we be more tender of the tyrants of our own time, when we see them acting worse tragedies under our eyes?”
Editor's note · Context
Burke challenges his readers to confront the injustices of his own era, arguing that contemporary tyrants should not be treated with leniency.
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