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Have men no self-interest, no avarice, no repugnance to public imposts?
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Have men no self-interest, no avarice, no repugnance to public imposts?”
Editor's note · Context
Burke questions the absence of self-interest and avarice in people's attitudes towards taxation.
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