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It is at least as unjustifiable to inflame the passions of such judges against that side in favor of which they cannot so much as comprehend the arguments.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “It is at least as unjustifiable to inflame the passions of such judges against that side in favor of which they cannot…”
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Burke condemns inflaming public emotions against a side of an argument that the audience cannot fully comprehend.
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