I thank him for reciting this jewel by a great Irish statesman, Edmund Burke, who I believe lost the next election after he had made that statement. He may have foreseen that, but nevertheless he made the statement. It still lives, and it is a very appropriate guiding charter, in my judgment, for those of us in this Chamber today.
Discussing the relevance of a quote by Edmund Burke during Senate debate.
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