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It is said that ideas are explosive and dangerous. To allow them unfettered freedom is, in fact, to invite disorder. But, to this position, there are at least two final answers. It is impossible to draw a line round dangerous ideas, and any attempt at their definition involves monstrous folly. If views, moreover, which imply disorder are able to disturb the foundations of the State; there is something supremely wrong with the governance of the State. For disorder is not a habit of mankind. We cling so eagerly to our accustomed ways that, as even Burke insisted; popular violence is always the outcome of a deep popular sense of wrong.
Which of the following statements may most correctly bring out the significance of the opinion of Burke quoted in the passage?
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
It is said that ideas are explosive and dangerous. To allow them unfettered freedom is, in fact, to invite disorder. But, to this position, there are at least two final answers. It is impossible to draw a line round dangerous ideas, and any attempt at their definition involves monstrous folly. If views, moreover, which imply disorder are able to disturb the foundations of the State; there is something supremely wrong with the governance of the State. For disorder is not a habit of mankind. We cling so eagerly to our accustomed ways that, as even Burke insisted; popular violence is always the outcome of a deep popular sense of wrong.
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The correct option is B Burke's opinion coincides with the author's opinion on explosive and dangerous ideas
In the given context, the author agrees with Burke's viewpoint: how violence against injustice is a natural consequence. They both seem to agree that some ideas are explosive and dangerous as they invite injustice. So, the answer is option B.
In the given context, the author agrees with Burke's viewpoint: how violence against injustice is a natural consequence. They both seem to agree that some ideas are explosive and dangerous as they invite injustice. So, the answer is option B.
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