On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
By hating vices too much, they come to love men too little.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “By hating vices too much, they come to love men too little.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke warns that an excessive focus on condemning vices can lead to a lack of compassion for humanity.
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