On the record
Many persons, from a dread of the event, chose to discover rather than to endure the trial.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Many persons, from a dread of the event, chose to discover rather than to endure the trial.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke observes that many individuals preferred to confess rather than face the ordeal due to its terrifying nature.
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