On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
To be attached to the subdivision, to love the little platoon we belong to in society, is the first principle (the germ, as it were) of public affections.
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Edmund Burke
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In his critique of the French Revolution, Burke explains how local attachments and community loyalty form the foundation of broader public affections and patriotism.
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