The great inlet by which a colour for oppression has entered into the world is by one man’s pretending to determine concerning the happiness of another.
EDMUND BURKE
EDMUND BURKE
Edmund Burke on color
Edmund Burke107 quotes“The great inlet by which a colour for oppression has entered into the world is by one man’s pretending to determine concerning the happiness of another.”
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