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SourceA Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful (1757)

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“No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.”
— Edmund Burke
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Burke, E. (n.d.). No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17737-no-passion-so-effectually-robs-the-mind-of/

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Burke, Edmund. “No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17737-no-passion-so-effectually-robs-the-mind-of/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Burke, Edmund. “No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17737-no-passion-so-effectually-robs-the-mind-of/.

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