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The love of lucre, though sometimes carried to a ridiculous excess, a vicious excess, is the grand cause of prosperity to all States.

Edmund Burke

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Edmund Burke
Age: 68 †
Born: 1729
Born: January 12
Died: 1797
Died: July 9
Philosopher
Politician
Statesman
Writer
Dublin city
Prosperity
Ridiculous
Cause
Causes
Lucre
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Vicious
States
Excess
Sometimes
Grand
Love
Carried

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