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I considered a general war against Jacobins and Jacobinism as the only possible chance of saving Europe (and England as included in Europe) from a truly frightful revolution.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke argues that a war against Jacobins is necessary to prevent a catastrophic revolution in Europe.
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