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They do not think that a book becomes of divine authority because it is bound in blue morocco, and is printed by John Baskett and his assigns.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “They do not think that a book becomes of divine authority because it is bound in blue morocco, and is printed by John…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke argues that the physical presentation of a book does not confer divine authority.
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