On the record
The fulness, the freedom, and publicity of discussion leaves it easy to distinguish what are acts of power, and what the determinations of equity and reason.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgThe fulness, the freedom, and publicity of discussion leaves it easy to distinguish what are acts of power, and what the determinations of equity and reason.
Burke emphasizes the importance of open discussion in distinguishing power from justice.
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