On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
Thus, by a miserable subterfuge, they hope to render their proposition safe by rendering it nugatory.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Thus, by a miserable subterfuge, they hope to render their proposition safe by rendering it nugatory.”
Editor's note · Context
In his critique of revolutionary arguments, Burke condemns the tactic of making a proposition meaningless to protect it from scrutiny.
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