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Observations on a Late Publication on the Present State of the Nation (1769), page 76.
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People must be governed in a manner agreeable to their temper and disposition; and men of free character and spirit must be ruled with, at least, some condescension to this spirit and this character.

— Edmund Burke

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "People must be governed in a manner agreeable to their temper and disposition; and men of free character and spirit must be ruled with, at least, some condescension to this spirit and this character." in the context of "Observations on a Late Publication on the Present State of the Nation (1769), page 76." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Edmund Burke

About Edmund Burke

Edmund Burke (12 January 1729 – 9 July 1797) was a British and Irish statesman and philosopher. Born in Dublin, Burke served as a member of parliament (MP) between 1766 and 1794 in the House of Commons of Great Britain with the Whig Party after moving to London in 1750.