They differed fundamentally from the schemes of both parties; but they preserved the objects of both.
Edmund Burke: “They differed fundamentally from the schemes of both parties; but they preserved the objects of both.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke notes the distinctiveness of certain schemes while acknowledging their shared goals.
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