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For, judging of what you are by what you ought to be, I persuaded myself that you would not reject a reasonable proposition because it had nothing but its reason to recommend it.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
Burke expresses his belief that rational arguments should be considered on their own merits, regardless of their source.
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