On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
I will venture to say that this narrow, exclusive spirit has not been less prejudicial to literature and to taste than to morals and true philosophy.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke asserts the detrimental effects of an insular intellectual mindset on various aspects of culture and thought.
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