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It is for fear of losing the inestimable treasure we have that I do not venture to game it out of my hands for the vain hope of improving it.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “It is for fear of losing the inestimable treasure we have that I do not venture to game it out of my hands for the vain…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke expresses his reluctance to gamble with the Constitution for the sake of potential improvements.
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