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Hypocrisy is no cheap vice nor can our natural temper be masked for many years together.

Edmund Burke

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Edmund Burke
Age: 68 †
Born: 1729
Born: January 12
Died: 1797
Died: July 9
Philosopher
Politician
Statesman
Writer
Dublin city
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Many
Masked
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Hypocrisy
Temper
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Vices

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