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On the other side, we assert that the direct contrary of this is true.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “On the other side, we assert that the direct contrary of this is true.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke asserts a fundamental disagreement with the prisoner's claim about the people's rights, emphasizing a contrasting viewpoint.
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