On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
Where they may the best answer the purposes of concealment, they answer to produce suspicion, and this is a still more mischievous cause of partiality.
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Edmund Burke
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In his critique of the French Revolution, Burke argues that even effective concealment through ballots can lead to suspicion and partiality.
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