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Edmund Burke: Analogical reasoning from history or from recent experience in other places is wholly delusive.

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Analogical reasoning from history or from recent experience in other places is wholly delusive.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke argues that drawing analogies from history or other places can lead to misleading conclusions about France's situation.

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