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If the undertaker fails, he has the misfortune of a rebel, but not the guilt.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “If the undertaker fails, he has the misfortune of a rebel, but not the guilt.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke suggests that failure in revolutionary efforts does not equate to moral guilt for the individual.
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