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The spirit of party, which has misled us in so many other particulars, has tended greatly to perplex us in this matter.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “The spirit of party, which has misled us in so many other particulars, has tended greatly to perplex us in this matter.”
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Burke critiques the divisive nature of political parties and their impact on governance.
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