I have no doubt of his Grace's readiness in all the calculations of vulgar arithmetic; but I shrewdly suspect that he is little studied in the theory of moral proportions, and has never learned the rule of three in the arithmetic of policy and state.
Burke contrasts a noble's numerical skills with their lack of understanding in moral and political matters.
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