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There is a boundary to men's passions when they act from feelings but none when they are under the influence of imagination.

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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Statesman
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Dublin city
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