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“It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do.”

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Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke

Edmund Burke, a British statesman and writer, was born on January 12, 1729, and died on July 9, 1797. He was one of the most prominent political thinkers of the 18th century, known for his profound insights into liberty, democracy, and conservatism. more

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