On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
No man can mortgage his injustice as a pawn for his fidelity.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “No man can mortgage his injustice as a pawn for his fidelity.”
Editor's note · Context
In his reflections on the French Revolution, Burke asserts a principle about the impossibility of using unjust acts as a basis for trust or obligation.
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