On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
If all the absurd theories of lawyers and divines were to vitiate the objects in which they are conversant, we should have no law and no religion left in the world.
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Edmund Burke
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Arguing against dismissing valid principles due to flawed interpretations, Burke observes the potential for theoretical absurdities to undermine fundamental institutions.
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