All men that are ruined, are ruined on the side of their natural prope…

Edmund Burke
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All men that are ruined, are ruined on the side of their natural propensities. ✨ 'Letters on a Regicide Peace' Letter 1 (1796)
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All men that are ruined, are ruined on the side of their natural propensities. ✨ 'Letters on a Regicide Peace' Letter 1 (1796)

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