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Minds, sore with the poignant sense of insulted virtue, filled with high disdain against the pride of triumphant baseness, often have it not in their choice to stand their ground.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke discusses the struggle of individuals who feel insulted and disdainful towards moral corruption.
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