It is from our attachment to a Church establishment, that the English nation did not think it wise to intrust that great fundamental interest of the whole to what they trust no part of their civil or military public service,--that is, to the unsteady and precarious contribution of individuals.
Burke explains why the English nation, due to its attachment to a Church establishment, avoids relying on individual contributions for such a fundamental interest.
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