Not men but measures a sort of charm by which many people get loose fr…

Edmund Burke
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Not men but measures a sort of charm by which many people get loose from every honorable engagement. ✨ 'Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents' (1770) p. 75
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Not men but measures a sort of charm by which many people get loose from every honorable engagement. ✨ 'Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents' (1770) p. 75

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