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“And having looked to Government for bread, on the very first scarcity they will turn and bite the hand that fed them.”

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Edmund Burke, a British statesman and writer, was born on January 12, 1729, and died on July 9, 1797. He was one of the most prominent political thinkers of the 18th century, known for his profound insights into liberty, democracy, and conservatism. more

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