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Edmund Burke: Let us only suffer any person to tell us his story, morning and evening, but for one twelvemonth, and he will become our…

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Let us only suffer any person to tell us his story, morning and evening, but for one twelvemonth, and he will become our master.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke warns that constant exposure to a person's narrative can lead to their dominance over others' thoughts.

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