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But it is quite otherwise with the attempt to eradicate by violence a wide-spreading and established religious opinion.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “But it is quite otherwise with the attempt to eradicate by violence a wide-spreading and established religious opinion.”
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Burke argues against the violent eradication of established religious beliefs, emphasizing the futility of such attempts.
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