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Because wherever you find a concealment you make a discovery.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Because wherever you find a concealment you make a discovery.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke asserts that uncovering hidden truths is essential to understanding wrongdoing.
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