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A participation in rights and advantages forms the bond of political society; AN INSTITUTION PRIOR, IN THE INTENTION OF NATURE, TO THE FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS FROM WHOM IT IS CONSTITUTED.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke posits that political society is fundamentally based on a shared participation in rights and advantages, predating individual families.
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