On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
In all this procedure I can discern neither the solid sense of plain dealing nor the subtle dexterity of ingenious fraud.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
In his critique of the French Revolution, Burke expresses his inability to find either honest sense or clever deceit in the revolutionaries' actions.
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