By this, which I call the true republican spirit, paradoxical as it may appear, monarchies alone can be rescued from the imbecility of courts and the madness of the crowd.
Edmund Burke: “By this, which I call the true republican spirit, paradoxical as it may appear, monarchies alone can be rescued from the…”
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Burke argues that a true republican spirit is essential for the preservation of monarchies against both courtly incompetence and popular chaos.
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