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Edmund Burke: “No sound ought to be heard in the church but the healing voice of Christian charity.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
No sound ought to be heard in the church but the healing voice of Christian charity.
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Edmund Burke

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From his critique of the French Revolution, Burke argues for the church's role in promoting unity and peace.

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