On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
The elevation of mind to be derived from fear will never make a nation glorious.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “The elevation of mind to be derived from fear will never make a nation glorious.”
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From his critique of the French Revolution, Burke asserts that a nation built on fear cannot achieve true glory.
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