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The lines of morality are not like the ideal lines of mathematics.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “The lines of morality are not like the ideal lines of mathematics.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke reflects on the complexity of morality compared to mathematical ideals.
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