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Edmund Burke: Whether this be owing to an obstinate perseverance in error, or to a religious adherence to what appears to me truth and…

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Whether this be owing to an obstinate perseverance in error, or to a religious adherence to what appears to me truth and reason, it is in your equity to judge.
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Edmund Burke

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He invites judgment on whether his adherence to his beliefs is due to error or a commitment to truth.

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