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The mischief is by far more visible than the remedy.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgThe mischief is by far more visible than the remedy.
Burke emphasizes that the visible dangers of foreign influence outweigh the proposed remedies.
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Let us imitate their caution, if we wish to deserve their fortune or to retain their bequests.
If any of them should happen to propose a scheme of liberty soberly limited, and defined with proper qualifications, he will be immediately outbid by his competitors, who will produce something more splendidly popular.
Our people will find employment enough for a truly patriotic, free, and independent spirit, in guarding what they possess from violation.
The improvements of the National Assembly are superficial, their errors fundamental.