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Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy. – Edmund Burke

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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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