It is undoubtedly the business of ministers very much to consult the inclinations of the people, but they … - Edmund Burke

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Father, I am seeking: I am hesitant and uncertain, but will you, O God, watch over each step of mine and guide me.

Edmund Burke

It is undoubtedly the business of ministers very much to consult the inclinations of the people, but they ought to take great care that they do not receive that inclination from the few persons who may happen to approach them.

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