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Edmund Burke: If the people are in an error, to inform them is not only fair, but charitable; to drive them is a strain of the most…

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If the people are in an error, to inform them is not only fair, but charitable; to drive them is a strain of the most manifest injustice.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke emphasizes the importance of informing the public when they are mistaken, highlighting a moral obligation to do so.

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