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Learning will be cast into the mire and trodden down under the hoofs of a swinish multitude.

Edmund Burke

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Edmund Burke
Age: 68 †
Born: 1729
Born: January 12
Died: 1797
Died: July 9
Philosopher
Politician
Statesman
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Dublin city
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Multitudes
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Mire

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