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Edmund Burke: Do not call this by the name of the sweet and best passion,--love.

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Do not call this by the name of the sweet and best passion,--love.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke critiques the romanticization of certain relationships, arguing that they can often be rooted in selfishness rather than true love.

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