On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
By following those false lights, France has bought undisguised calamities at a higher price than any nation has purchased the most unequivocal blessings.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke asserts that France, by pursuing revolutionary ideals, has paid an exorbitant price for disaster, far exceeding the cost of genuine blessings.
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