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From their disgust at men, they are soon led to quarrel with their frame of government, which they presume gives nourishment to the vices, real or supposed, of those who administer in it.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke argues that public dissatisfaction with leaders can lead to a rejection of the government itself.
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