Edmund Burke: “I was convinced that the evils which have arisen from the adoption of…”

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I was convinced that the evils which have arisen from the adoption of the former would be infinitely aggravated by the rejection of the latter.

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Edmund Burke

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Burke warns that rejecting certain measures would exacerbate the evils caused by previous decisions.

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Let us imitate their caution, if we wish to deserve their fortune or to retain their bequests.

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I would not exclude alteration neither; but even when I changed, it should be to preserve.

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Our people will find employment enough for a truly patriotic, free, and independent spirit, in guarding what they possess from violation.

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They come from one who has been no tool of power, no flatterer of greatness, and who in his last acts does not wish to belie the tenor of his life.

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Edmund Burke: “I was convinced that the evils which have arisen from the adoption of the former would be infinitely aggravated by the…”