On the record
We cannot be insensible of the calamities which have been brought upon this nation by an obstinate adherence to narrow and restrictive plans of government.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgWe cannot be insensible of the calamities which have been brought upon this nation by an obstinate adherence to narrow and restrictive plans of government.
Burke warns against the dangers of rigid government plans that lead to national calamities.
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