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Indeed, my Lords, these are pages which, unless they are effaced by your judgment, will rise up in judgment against us, some day or other.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke warns that the consequences of their decisions will eventually come back to haunt them, highlighting the weight of their judgment.
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