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But as courts are the field for caballers, the public is the theatre for mountebanks and impostors.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “But as courts are the field for caballers, the public is the theatre for mountebanks and impostors.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke contrasts the nature of courts with that of the public, suggesting a difference in integrity.
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