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If we have deserved this kind of evil fame from anything we have done in a state of prosperity, I am sure that it is not an abject conduct in adversity that can clear our reputation.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “If we have deserved this kind of evil fame from anything we have done in a state of prosperity, I am sure that it is not…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke argues that a nation's reputation cannot be redeemed through submissive behavior in times of adversity.
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