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“There is a boundary to men's passions when they act from feelings; but none when they are under the influence of imagination.”
 
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Topics: Imagination
 
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Name:   Edmund Burke
 
Nationality:   Irish
 
Date of Birth:   Jan 12, 1729
 
Date of Death:   Jul 9,  1797
 
Profession:   Statesman
 
 
 
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