On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
Hypocrisy, of course, delights in the most sublime speculations; for, never intending to go beyond speculation, it costs nothing to have it magnificent.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke observes that hypocrisy favors grand theoretical speculations because they require no practical commitment or cost.
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