There ought to be system of manners in every nation which a well-forme…

Edmund Burke
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There ought to be system of manners in every nation which a well-formed mind would be disposed to relish. To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely. ✨ Edmund Burke (1814). Reflections on the Revolution in France and on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event, p.79
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