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Edmund Burke: They believed that they could generally establish it by exciting the governed against the governors, in letting the…

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They believed that they could generally establish it by exciting the governed against the governors, in letting the people see the facility and the advantages of such insurrections.
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Edmund Burke

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This quote reflects the belief that insurrections could be beneficial by showing the governed the advantages of rebellion.

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