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A poor clergy in an opulent nation can have little correspondence with the body it is to instruct, and it is a disgrace to the public sentiments of religion.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “A poor clergy in an opulent nation can have little correspondence with the body it is to instruct, and it is a disgrace…”
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Burke critiques the disconnect between a wealthy society and its impoverished clergy, highlighting the implications for religious instruction.
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