When ancient opinions and rules of life are taken away, the loss canno…

Edmund Burke
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When ancient opinions and rules of life are taken away, the loss cannot possibly be estimated. From that moment, we have no compass to govern us, nor can we know distinctly to what port to steer. ✨ Edmund Burke (1868). Reflections on the Revolution in France and on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event: 1790, p.92
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