On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
The Revolution of 1688 was obtained by a just war, in the only case in which any war, and much more a civil war, can be just.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “The Revolution of 1688 was obtained by a just war, in the only case in which any war, and much more a civil war, can be…”
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In defending the Glorious Revolution, Burke argues it was a rare instance of a just war, particularly a civil one.
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