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If men have the real benefit of a sympathetic representation, none but those who are heated and intoxicated with theory will look for any other.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “If men have the real benefit of a sympathetic representation, none but those who are heated and intoxicated with theory…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke argues that true representation should be based on genuine sympathy rather than theoretical ideals.
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