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No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear. – 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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It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles, and designs. – Edmund Burke

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In the groves of their academy, at the end of every vista, you see nothing but the gallows. – Edmund Burke

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