We call for sentiments to which we can attach ourselves,--sentiments in which we can take an interest,--sentiments on which we can warm, on which we can ground some confidence in ourselves or in others.
Burke calls for meaningful sentiments that people can connect with and trust.
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The prattling about the rights of men will not be accepted in payment of a biscuit or a pound of gunpowder.
Let us imitate their caution, if we wish to deserve their fortune or to retain their bequests.
Not being illuminated with the light of which the gentlemen of France tell us they have got so abundant a share, they acted under a strong impression of the ignorance and fallibility of mankind.
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