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Edmund Burke

Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is not a finished creation.

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Edmund Burke is saying that religion involves both the practice and the understanding of how to change and improve human beings. He believes that people are not complete or perfect as they are, and religion plays a role in shaping who they become.

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