Edmund Burke: “The Assembly, their organ, acts before them the farce of deliberation…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1790

The Assembly, their organ, acts before them the farce of deliberation with as little decency as liberty.

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Edmund Burke

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Burke criticizes the French National Assembly for its lack of genuine deliberation and decorum during the revolution.

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Edmund Burke: “The Assembly, their organ, acts before them the farce of deliberation with as little decency as liberty.”