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Edmund Burke: It is our duty rather to palliate his errors and defects, or to cast them into the shade, and industriously to bring…

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It is our duty rather to palliate his errors and defects, or to cast them into the shade, and industriously to bring forward any good qualities that he may happen to possess.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke argues that it is our responsibility to downplay someone's errors while highlighting their positive qualities.

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