On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
The simple governments are fundamentally defective, to say no worse of them.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “The simple governments are fundamentally defective, to say no worse of them.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke offers a direct and critical assessment, stating that simple forms of government are inherently flawed.
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