Never did a state . . . enrich itself by the confiscations … - Edmund Burke

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Never did a state . . . enrich itself by the confiscations of the citizens. . . . Every honest mind, every true lover of liberty and humanity must rejoice to find that injustice is not always good policy, nor rapine the high road to riches.

Edmund Burke

Reflections on the Revolution in France · November 11, 1999 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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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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