On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
Plots, massacres, assassinations, seem to some people a trivial price for obtaining a revolution.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “Plots, massacres, assassinations, seem to some people a trivial price for obtaining a revolution.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke observes that some proponents of revolution view extreme violence and bloodshed as acceptable costs for achieving their political goals.
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