Never, never more shall we behold that generous loyalty to rank and sex, that proud submission, that dignified obedience, that subordination of the heart, which kept alive, even in servitude itself, the spirit of an exalted freedom.
Burke mourns the loss of loyalty and obedience that once fostered a spirit of freedom, even in servitude.
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