Quote by Edmund Burke
A populace never rebels from passion for attack, but from impatien

A populace never rebels from passion for attack, but from impatience of suffering. – Edmund Burke

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I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people. – Edmund Burke

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The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution. – Hannah Arendt

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