But men must learn somewhere; and the new teachers mean no more than what they effect, as far as they succeed,--that is, to deprive men of the benefit of the collected wisdom of mankind, and to make them blind disciples of their own particular presumption.
Burke critiques new teachers who deprive individuals of collective wisdom, leading to blind adherence.
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