On the other hand, if the farmer ceases to profit of the laborer, and that his capital is not continually manured and fructified, it is impossible that he should continue that abundant nutriment and clothing and lodging proper for the protection of the instruments he employs.
Burke warns that if farmers do not benefit from their laborers, they cannot sustain the necessary support for their workforce.
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But to form a free government, that is, to temper together these opposite elements of liberty and restraint in one consistent work, requires much thought, deep reflection, a sagacious, powerful, and combining mind.
Of this consolation whoever deprives them deadens their industry, and strikes at the root of all acquisition as of all conservation.
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