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" It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare. "
Edmund Burke
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" A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. "
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" The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion. "
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" Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existence to nothing. "
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