But a clamor made merely for the purpose of rendering the people discontented with their situation, without an endeavor to give them a practical remedy, is indeed one of the worst acts of sedition.
Burke critiques the dangers of inciting discontent without offering solutions, highlighting the importance of constructive discourse.
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It was not made to entice the smell of a mole, nuzzling and burying himself in his mother earth, as yours is.
Whatever they are, I wish my countrymen rather to recommend to our neighbors the example of the British Constitution than to take models from them for the improvement of our own.
Rome, under her emperors, united the evils of both systems; and this unnatural combination was one great cause of her ruin.
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