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I am sure it is not justified by anything they have done.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “I am sure it is not justified by anything they have done.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke expresses certainty that the actions of certain individuals cannot justify the negative perceptions held against them.
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