But, after all, is it not most evident that this act of injustice, which let loose on that monarch such a torrent of invective and reproach, and which threw so dark a cloud over all the splendor of a most illustrious reign, falls far short of the case in Ireland?
Burke compares the injustices faced in Ireland to those faced by the Huguenots, suggesting a deeper issue.
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