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An entire life of solitude contradicts the purpose of our being, since death itself is scarcely an idea of more terror.

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Edmund Burke
Age: 68 †
Born: 1729
Born: January 12
Died: 1797
Died: July 9
Philosopher
Politician
Statesman
Writer
Dublin city
Purpose
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Contradicts
Death
Scarcely
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Solitude
Life
Terror
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