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For this purpose the Jacobins have resolved to destroy the whole frame and fabric of the old societies of the world, and to regenerate them after their fashion.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke describes the Jacobins' goal to dismantle existing societal structures to create a new order based on their ideals.
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