Magnanimity in politics is not seldom the truest wisdom; and a great empire and little minds go ill together. - Edmund Burke

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Magnanimity in politics is not seldom the truest wisdom; and a great empire and little minds go ill together.

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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.

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