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The cause of a wrong taste is a defect of judgment.

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
Taste
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Causes
Wrong
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Judgment

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