The whole body of the Catholics, condemned to beggary and to ignorance in their native land, have been obliged to learn the principles of letters, at the hazard of all their other principles, from the charity of your enemies.
Burke points out the dire circumstances faced by Catholics in their homeland, forced to seek education from their adversaries.
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