On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
Far am I from denying in theory, full as far is my heart from withholding in practice, (if I were of power to give or to withhold,) the real rights of men.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
Burke clarifies that he does not deny genuine human rights, distinguishing them from the abstract "rights of men" promoted by revolutionaries.
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