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I am not bound to find order and consistency in guilt: it is the reign of disorder.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “I am not bound to find order and consistency in guilt: it is the reign of disorder.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke argues that guilt does not adhere to a logical structure, but instead exists in a chaotic state.
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