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From hence arises, not an excellence in simplicity, but one far superior, an excellence in composition.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “From hence arises, not an excellence in simplicity, but one far superior, an excellence in composition.”
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Burke argues that true excellence lies in the ability to compose complex ideas rather than in simplicity.
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