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But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, a

But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever. – Edmund Burke

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Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthian capital of polished society. – Edmund Burke

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People crushed by laws, have no hope but to evade power. If the laws are their enemies, they will be enemies to the law and those who have most to hope and nothing to lose will always be dangerous. – Edmund Burke

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