On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
Humanity and compassion are ridiculed as the fruits of superstition and ignorance.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Humanity and compassion are ridiculed as the fruits of superstition and ignorance.”
Editor's note · Context
In his denunciation of the French Revolution, Burke laments the rejection of traditional virtues by the new order.
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