It is said, that twenty-four millions ought to prevail over two hundred thousand. True… — Edmund Burke
It is said, that twenty-four millions ought to prevail over two hundred thousand. True, if the constitution of a kingdom be a problem of arithmetic.
Reflections on the Revolution in France · 1790
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Burke, Edmund. "Reflections on the Revolution in France." The Portable Edmund Burke, edited by Isaac Kramnick. Penguin, 2009.
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Burke, Edmund. Reflections on the Revolution in France. London: James Dodsley, 1790.
