I flatter myself that I love a manly, moral, regulated liberty as well as any gentleman of that society, be he who he will; and perhaps I have given as good proofs of my attachment to that cause, in the whole course of my public conduct.
In his critique of the French Revolution, Burke defines his own understanding of liberty and asserts his long-standing commitment to it.
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