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It ought to lesson us into an abhorrence of the abuse of our own power in our own day, when we hate its excesses so much in other persons and in other times.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “It ought to lesson us into an abhorrence of the abuse of our own power in our own day, when we hate its excesses so much…”
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Burke warns against the abuse of power, urging vigilance against its excesses in any era.
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