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To justify openly and directly a cheat, to justify a fraud upon an individual, is reserved for our times.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “To justify openly and directly a cheat, to justify a fraud upon an individual, is reserved for our times.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke expresses concern over the normalization of justifying fraud, indicating a moral decline in society.
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