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Edmund Burke: “The Jacobin faction in England must grow in strength and audacity; it will be supported by other intrigues and supplied…”

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The Jacobin faction in England must grow in strength and audacity; it will be supported by other intrigues and supplied by other resources than yet we have seen in action.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke predicts the growing strength of the Jacobin faction in England.

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