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It is a law enforced by stronger sanctions than any law that can bind a Christian sovereign.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “It is a law enforced by stronger sanctions than any law that can bind a Christian sovereign.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke claims that the laws of Mahomedan governments are enforced with greater authority than those of Christian rulers.
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