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But out of physical causes, unknown to us, perhaps unknowable, arise moral duties, which, as we are able perfectly to comprehend, we are bound indispensably to perform.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke emphasizes the moral obligations that arise from unknown physical causes, highlighting the importance of duty in human existence.
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