Ralph Waldo Emerson: There is always a certain meanness in the argument of conservatism, joined with a certain superiority in its fact.

There is always a certain meanness in the argument of conservatism, joined with — Ralph Waldo Emerson

There is always a certain meanness in the argument of conservatism, joined with a certain superiority in its fact.

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