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Force is a feeble instrument for keeping a numerous, spirited people connected
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- Edmund Burke Irish-born British statesman and political philosopher (1729 to 1797)
But I confess, possibly for want of this knowledge, my opinion is much more in favor of prudent management than of force; considering force not as an odious, but a feeble instrument for preserving a people so numerous, so active, so growing, so spirited as this, in a profitable and subordinate connection with us.
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↗Speech on Conciliation with America (22 March 1775)gutenberg.org
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