On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
I do not hesitate to say that the road to eminence and power, from obscure condition, ought not to be made too easy, nor a thing too much of course.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke states his belief that the path from obscurity to power should not be made overly simple or automatic.
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