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If abroad the people are deceived by popular, within we are deluded by ministerial cant.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “If abroad the people are deceived by popular, within we are deluded by ministerial cant.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke reflects on the dual deceptions faced by the people and the Parliament, both from external and internal sources.
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