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Is the conduct of a war to be trusted to a man who may abhor its principle,--who, in every step he may take to render it successful, confirms the power of those by whom he is oppressed?
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
Burke questions the wisdom of entrusting war to someone who opposes its principles.
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