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Edmund Burke: What warehouses of masks and dominoes furnished a cover to the nakedness of their shame?

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What warehouses of masks and dominoes furnished a cover to the nakedness of their shame?
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Edmund Burke

Editor's note · Context

Burke uses metaphor to express disdain for the deceptive appearances of political leaders.

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