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But this proceeding of theirs is much beyond the usual allowance to human weakness: it not only is shocking to our reason, but it provokes our indignation.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke expresses his strong disapproval of actions that exceed normal human weaknesses, highlighting a moral indignation.
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