Edmund Burke: “I think it a duty, in that case, not to inflame the public mind…”

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I think it a duty, in that case, not to inflame the public mind against the obnoxious person by any exaggeration of his faults.

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Edmund Burke

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Burke believes it is important not to incite public anger against someone by exaggerating their faults.

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Edmund Burke: “I think it a duty, in that case, not to inflame the public mind against the obnoxious person by any exaggeration of his…”