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It is not their necessity, but their nature, that impels them.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “It is not their necessity, but their nature, that impels them.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke argues that people's inherent nature, rather than their circumstances, drives their actions.
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