Edmund Burke quote: “All government, indeed every human benefit and…”

A quotation from the Irish statesman, Edmund Burke

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All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.

– Edmund Burke –

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