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That writer is too well read in men not to know how often the desire and design of a tyrannic domination lurks in the claim of an extravagant liberty.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “That writer is too well read in men not to know how often the desire and design of a tyrannic domination lurks in the…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke warns that the desire for tyrannical control often disguises itself as a quest for liberty.
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