On the record
Instead of all this cunning, is there not one plain way open,--that is, to put the burden of the proof on those who make the demand?
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgInstead of all this cunning, is there not one plain way open,--that is, to put the burden of the proof on those who make the demand?
Burke advocates for a straightforward approach that places the burden of proof on those making demands.
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