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The effects of the act have been as mischievous as its origin was ludicrous and shameful.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “The effects of the act have been as mischievous as its origin was ludicrous and shameful.”
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Burke reflects on the harmful consequences of a certain act, contrasting its ridiculous origins with its serious effects.
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