On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
In France the king is no more the fountain of honor than he is the fountain of justice.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “In France the king is no more the fountain of honor than he is the fountain of justice.”
Editor's note · Context
In his critique of the French Revolution, Burke observes that the French king has been deprived of his traditional roles as the source of both honor and justice.
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