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As suits in civil society, so war in the political, must ever be a matter of great deliberation.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “As suits in civil society, so war in the political, must ever be a matter of great deliberation.”
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Burke argues that both civil and political actions require careful consideration before proceeding.
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