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It is, indeed, a noble map, and of noble things; but it is decisive against the golden dreams and sanguine speculations of avarice run mad.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “It is, indeed, a noble map, and of noble things; but it is decisive against the golden dreams and sanguine speculations…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke critiques the unrealistic expectations of wealth and prosperity that arise from greed, using a map as a metaphor.
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