On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
They are not repelled, through a fastidious delicacy, at the stench of their arrogance and presumption, from a medicinal attention to their mental blotches and running sores.
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Edmund Burke
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In 'Reflections on the Revolution in France,' Burke asserts that English leaders are not deterred by the arrogance of the powerful from addressing their moral and intellectual flaws.
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