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This will not clear the discourse from the absurdity, but it will account for the conduct, which such reasoning so ill defends.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “This will not clear the discourse from the absurdity, but it will account for the conduct, which such reasoning so ill…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke acknowledges that while reasoning may be flawed, it can still explain certain behaviors.
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