On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
These are the fruits of metaphysic declarations wantonly made and shamefully retracted!
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
Burke concludes his critique of the French Revolution by condemning the destructive real-world consequences of abstract and inconsistently applied revolutionary principles.
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