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I do not choose to direct all my precautions to the part where the danger does not press, and to leave myself open and unguarded where I am not only really, but visibly attacked.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke highlights the importance of focusing defenses on actual threats rather than perceived ones, advocating for strategic caution.
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