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Far from removing the difficulties which impede the execution of so mischievous a project, I would heap new difficulties upon it, if it were in my power.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Far from removing the difficulties which impede the execution of so mischievous a project, I would heap new difficulties…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke suggests that instead of alleviating issues, a certain project would create more complications.
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