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Those things-which are not practicable are not desirable.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Those things-which are not practicable are not desirable.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke asserts that impractical ideas cannot be genuinely desirable, highlighting the importance of feasibility.
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