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Edmund Burke: “Unlearned in books, he formed his understanding by the rigid discipline of a large and complicated experience.”

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Unlearned in books, he formed his understanding by the rigid discipline of a large and complicated experience.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke emphasizes the value of practical experience over formal education in shaping a person's understanding.

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