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It is a dreadful truth, but it is a truth that cannot be concealed: in ability, in dexterity, in the distinctness of their views, the Jacobins are our superiors.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke acknowledges the Jacobins' superior abilities and clarity of purpose in their revolutionary efforts.
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