Then will be felt, in all its energy, the danger of encouraging a spirit of litigation in persons of that immature and imperfect state of knowledge which serves to render them susceptible of doubts, but incapable of their solution.
Burke highlights the risks of encouraging legal disputes among those who lack the knowledge to resolve them.
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