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I do not know that any time or any country has furnished more splendid examples of every virtue, domestic and public.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “I do not know that any time or any country has furnished more splendid examples of every virtue, domestic and public.”
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Burke reflects on the exemplary virtues displayed by individuals throughout history.
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