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Some degree of ostentation is not extremely blamable at a time when a man advances largely from his private fortune towards the public service.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Some degree of ostentation is not extremely blamable at a time when a man advances largely from his private fortune…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke argues that a certain level of self-promotion can be acceptable when contributing to the public good.
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