He was a candidate for contradictory honors; and his great aim was, to make those agree in admiration of him who never agreed in anything else.
Edmund Burke: “He was a candidate for contradictory honors; and his great aim was, to make those agree in admiration of him who never…”
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Burke critiques a candidate's desire for universal admiration despite conflicting opinions.
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