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But however others may choose to forget the faction, the faction does not choose to forget itself, nor, however gentlemen may choose to flatter themselves, it does not forget them.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke argues that while some may choose to forget the Jacobin faction, the faction remains a persistent threat.
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