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Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe.
Edmund Burke
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Edmund Burke
Age: 68 †
Born: 1729
Born: January 12
Died: 1797
Died: July 9
Philosopher
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Dublin city
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