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No, no! mankind has no title to demand that we should be slaves to their guilt and insolence, or that we should serve them in spite of themselves.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “No, no! mankind has no title to demand that we should be slaves to their guilt and insolence, or that we should serve…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke asserts that humanity should not be forced to endure the consequences of others' wrongdoing.
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