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For, Gentlemen, it is proper you should all know what infamy we escaped by refusing that repeal, for a refusal of which, it seems, I, among others, stand somewhere or other accused.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke emphasizes the importance of understanding the infamy avoided by refusing a particular repeal.
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