Edmund Burke: “Am I not to avail myself of whatever good is to be found in the world…”

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Am I not to avail myself of whatever good is to be found in the world, because of the mixture of evil that will always be in it?

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Edmund Burke

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Burke questions the necessity of rejecting good in the world due to the existence of evil, advocating for a balanced perspective.

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Edmund Burke: “Am I not to avail myself of whatever good is to be found in the world, because of the mixture of evil that will always…”