I do not know that an amicable variety of sentiment, conducted with mutual good-will, has any sort of resemblance to discord, or that it can give any advantage whatsoever to the enemies of our common cause.
Burke argues that amicable disagreement is not the same as discord and can be beneficial to a common cause.
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