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If she be secure herself, she can have no objection to the security of others.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “If she be secure herself, she can have no objection to the security of others.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke suggests that a secure Church should not fear the security of others, promoting a sense of mutual assurance.
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