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Edmund Burke: “Good fame of every man, ought to be protected by the laws, vii. 112.”

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Good fame of every man, ought to be protected by the laws, vii. 112.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke emphasizes the importance of protecting a person's reputation through legal means.

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