I have no difficulty in saying it was,--and as little in saying that the present concord of the citizens was worth buying, at a critical season, by granting a few capacities, which probably no one man now living is likely to be served or hurt by.
Burke argues that the current harmony among citizens is worth the cost of granting certain rights.
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