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People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.

Edmund Burke

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Edmund Burke
Age: 68 †
Born: 1729
Born: January 12
Died: 1797
Died: July 9
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When slavery is established in any part of the world, those who are free are by far the most proud and jealous of their freedom.
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