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It was necessary to begin with reforming the useless servants of the court, and retrenching the idle parade of elephants, menageries, &c., which loaded the civil list.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke discusses the need for reform in the lavish expenditures of the court, emphasizing the importance of reducing unnecessary expenses.
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