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It is my duty to do it; I feel it an obligation nearest to my heart.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “It is my duty to do it; I feel it an obligation nearest to my heart.”
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Burke articulates his sense of duty to expose wrongdoing, highlighting its importance to him personally.
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