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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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gutenberg.orgAnalogical reasoning from history or from recent experience in other places is wholly delusive.
Burke argues that drawing analogies from history or other places can lead to misleading conclusions about France's situation.
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