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It is fair to call for trust, when the principle of reason itself suspends its public use.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “It is fair to call for trust, when the principle of reason itself suspends its public use.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke argues that trust can be warranted when reason cannot be publicly articulated.
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