On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
If the soldiers once come to mix for any time in the municipal clubs, cabals, and confederacies, an elective attraction will draw them to the lowest and most desperate part.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “If the soldiers once come to mix for any time in the municipal clubs, cabals, and confederacies, an elective attraction…”
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Burke warns that if soldiers become involved in civilian political clubs, their allegiances will inevitably be drawn to the most radical and desperate factions.
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