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Edmund Burke: But in the case of the farmer and the laborer, their interests are always the same, and it is absolutely impossible that…

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But in the case of the farmer and the laborer, their interests are always the same, and it is absolutely impossible that their free contracts can be onerous to either party.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke emphasizes the inherent alignment of interests between farmers and laborers, suggesting that their contracts should not be burdensome.

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