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Men love to hear of their power, but have an extreme disrelish to be told their duty.

Men love to hear of their power, but have an extreme disrelish to be told their duty.

Edmund Burke
Men, Duty, Extremes
Edmund Burke (1999). “The Portable Edmund Burke”, p.457, Penguin

A speculative despair is unpardonable where it our duty to act.

Edmund Burke
Despair, Duty
Edmund Burke, Harvey C. Mansfield (1984). “Selected Letters of Edmund Burke”, p.188, University of Chicago Press

Neither the few nor the many have a right to act merely by their will, in any matter connected with duty, trust, engagement, or obligation.

Edmund Burke
Matter, Engagement, Duty
Edmund Burke (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Edmund Burke (Illustrated)”, p.1640, Delphi Classics

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