On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
The people of England will not ape the fashions they have never tried, nor go back to those which they have found mischievous on trial.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Burke asserts that the English people are disinclined to adopt untried political novelties or revert to systems proven harmful.
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