On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
When the National Assembly has completed its work, it will have accomplished its ruin.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “When the National Assembly has completed its work, it will have accomplished its ruin.”
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Burke predicts that the French National Assembly, upon completing its revolutionary agenda, will ultimately bring about its own downfall and the ruin of France.
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