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Edmund Burke: In the mean time I wished to the people the wisdom of knowing how to tolerate a condition which none of their efforts…

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In the mean time I wished to the people the wisdom of knowing how to tolerate a condition which none of their efforts can render much more than tolerable.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke emphasizes the importance of wisdom in tolerating difficult circumstances.

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