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Therefore I dismiss the idea that any man so acting could have had a good intention in his mind: the supposition is too weak, senseless, and absurd.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
Burke dismisses the notion that anyone involved in bribery could have good intentions, highlighting the absurdity of such a belief.
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