On the recordJanuary 1, 1791
Burke's Book is easily accounted for.--When a man in a wrong cause attempts to steer his course by anything else than some polar truth or principle, he is sure to be lost.
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Thomas Paine
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Paine explains that a flawed argument, lacking a foundational truth or principle, inevitably leads to confusion and error.
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