On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
We are enabled to unite into a consistent whole the various anomalies and contending principles that are found in the minds and affairs of men.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke describes the ultimate aim of wise governance as the integration of human inconsistencies and conflicting ideas into a unified and stable framework.
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