On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
They have a right to the acquisitions of their parents, to the nourishment and improvement of their offspring, to instruction in life and to consolation in death.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke enumerates fundamental human rights, including inheritance, family welfare, education, and spiritual comfort.
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