Edmund Burke: “To root out these maxims, and the examples that support them, is a…”

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To root out these maxims, and the examples that support them, is a wise object of years of war.

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Edmund Burke

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Burke advocates for the eradication of harmful principles through conflict.

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Edmund Burke: “To root out these maxims, and the examples that support them, is a wise object of years of war.”