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There is not a more absurd mistake than that whatever may not unnaturally happen in an action is of course to be admitted into every painting of it.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “There is not a more absurd mistake than that whatever may not unnaturally happen in an action is of course to be…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke critiques the assumption that any possible action can be depicted in art, emphasizing the importance of discernment in representation.
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