Quote by Edmund Burke

If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we presume the rest. We conclude that to be good from whence good is derived.

If the people are happy, united, wealthy, and powerful, we p

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This quote suggests that when a group of people is content, harmonious, prosperous, and influential, it is assumed that everything else about them must also be positive. The quote implies that the state of happiness, unity, wealth, and power is inherently linked to goodness and implies that these attributes serve as an indicator or reflection of a group's overall quality. It emphasizes the tendency to judge and evaluate the character and virtues of a group based on these surface-level factors.

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