On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
Superficial, new, petulant acquisition, and interrupted, dronish, broken, ill recollection, is to be the destined character of all your future governors.
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Edmund Burke
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In his critique of the French Revolution, Burke predicts the negative qualities of future leaders under the new, rapidly rotating system of government.
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