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He was a learned and an able man; full of honor, integrity, and public spirit; no lover of innovation; nor disposed to change his solid principles for the giddy fashion of the hour.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke praises Sir Joseph Jekyl for his honor and integrity, emphasizing his resistance to change.
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