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None will violate their conscience to please us, in order afterwards to discharge that conscience, which they have violated, by doing us faithful and affectionate service.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
This quote emphasizes the importance of integrity in service and the futility of compromising one's conscience.
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