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Circumstances, not abstract principles, make a political scheme good or harmful
Drawn from what Edmund Burke said
What Edmund Burke actually said
- Edmund Burke Irish-born British statesman and political philosopher (1729 to 1797)
Circumstances (which with some gentlemen pass for nothing) give in reality to every political principle its distinguishing color and discriminating effect.
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↗Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790)gutenberg.org
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