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It is known that the taste--whatever it is--is improved exactly as we improve our judgment, by extending our knowledge, by a steady attention to our object, and by frequent exercise.

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
Taste
Improved
Attention
Steady
Known
Improve
Knowledge
Object
Whatever
Exactly
Judgment
Exercise
Frequent
Objects
Extending

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