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Edmund Burke: “Whenever our neighbor's house is on fire, it cannot be amiss for the engines to play a little on our own.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
Whenever our neighbor's house is on fire, it cannot be amiss for the engines to play a little on our own.
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Edmund Burke

Editor's note · Context

Burke uses a metaphor to advocate for preventative measures in one's own country when a neighboring nation faces turmoil.

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