Ten millions of men in a way of being freed gradually, and therefore safely to themselves and the state, not from civil or political chains, which, bad as they are, only fetter the mind, but from substantial personal bondage.
Burke highlights the gradual liberation of millions from personal bondage, emphasizing safety and gradualism.
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