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It will not be the Church of Rome nor the Church of Scotland, not the Church of Luther nor the Church of Calvin.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “It will not be the Church of Rome nor the Church of Scotland, not the Church of Luther nor the Church of Calvin.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke emphasizes that none of the major churches will rise from the ruins of the established order.
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