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Surely it might be just now a matter of temperate discussion, whether you ought not to apply a remedy to the real cause of the evil.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Surely it might be just now a matter of temperate discussion, whether you ought not to apply a remedy to the real cause…”
Editor's note · Context
Burke suggests that a rational discussion is needed to address the root causes of societal issues.
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