On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
This distemper of remedy, grown habitual, relaxes and wears out, by a vulgar and prostituted use, the spring of that spirit which is to be exerted on great occasions.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke warns that the habitual application of extreme remedies, like revolution, diminishes the spirit needed for truly great occasions.
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