On the record
You cannot see with your own eyes the sufferings and afflictions you cause.
Said by
Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgYou cannot see with your own eyes the sufferings and afflictions you cause.
Burke points out the inability to perceive the suffering caused by one's decisions.
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