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I like Parliamentary reforms as little as any man who has boroughs to sell for money, or for peerages in Ireland.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “I like Parliamentary reforms as little as any man who has boroughs to sell for money, or for peerages in Ireland.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke expresses his disapproval of parliamentary reforms, particularly when they are tied to corruption.
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