On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
They destroyed the bonds of their union, under color of providing for the independence of each of their cities.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “They destroyed the bonds of their union, under color of providing for the independence of each of their cities.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke argues that the French revolutionaries, under the guise of granting independence to cities, have actually destroyed the fundamental unity of the nation.
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