Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Print this Page [1-2] of 2Posts from David, PhoenixDavid, Phoenix Reply David, Phoenix Howard, Bangkok (11/11/21) That's Burke's point. The controlling power will either be inherent or external. Inherent = liberty, external = tyranny. Choose. Reply David, Phoenix Mike, Norwalk (10/4/21) What is really sad is your failure and that of those immediately below you to grasp the actual essence of Burke's observation. Burke was not a statist, not even close. He was a staunch Lockean of republican government and individual liberty! What he's saying is that the natural repercussions of immorality are tyranny and injustice, for where the heart of the body politic goes is where the body of their positive law will go. They will stupidly enslave themselves. SaveOk2 Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print