Edmund Burke: “No, to be sure, they do not see what use can be made of it for their…”

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No, to be sure, they do not see what use can be made of it for their cause; but I see the use that can be made of it against their cause.

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Edmund Burke

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Burke emphasizes the contrasting perspectives on evidence in a legal argument.

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They come from one who has been no tool of power, no flatterer of greatness, and who in his last acts does not wish to belie the tenor of his life.

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Let us imitate their caution, if we wish to deserve their fortune or to retain their bequests.

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Edmund Burke: “No, to be sure, they do not see what use can be made of it for their cause; but I see the use that can be made of it…”