On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
If it be opened through virtue, let it be remembered, too, that virtue is never tried but by some difficulty and some struggle.
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Edmund Burke
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From his critique of the French Revolution, Burke reflects on the nature of virtue and its relation to adversity.
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