On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
Governments must be abused and deranged indeed, before it can be thought of; and the prospect of the future must be as bad as the experience of the past.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke asserts that the idea of resisting government should only arise after severe and prolonged misrule, when both past experience and future outlook are dire.
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