In a word, he was ready to show that those who could, after such a full and fair exposure, continue to countenance the French insanity were not mistaken politicians, but bad men; but he thought that in this case, as in many others, ignorance had been the cause of admiration.
Burke claims that those who support the French Revolution after being informed are not just mistaken but morally corrupt, often due to ignorance.
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