Every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue and every prudent act, is founded on… — Edmund Burke
Every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.
On Conciliation with America · 1775
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Burke, Edmund. "Speech on Conciliation with the Colonies." The Portable Edmund Burke, edited by Isaac Kramnick. Penguin, 2009.
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Burke, Edmund. "Speech on Conciliation with America." House of Commons. 22 Mar. 1775, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England, UK.