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Men sometimes make a point of honor not to be disabused; and they had rather fall into an hundred errors than confess one.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Men sometimes make a point of honor not to be disabused; and they had rather fall into an hundred errors than confess…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke observes that some individuals prefer to remain in error rather than admit to being wrong, valuing pride over truth.
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