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Edmund Burke: You may open the way with pain and under reproach: others will pursue it with ease and with applause.

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You may open the way with pain and under reproach: others will pursue it with ease and with applause.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke acknowledges the difficult path of reform, suggesting that initial struggles may lead to future success.

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