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The charge that he supported the Revolution in America and deserted it in France is without meaning; for in the one there is no word that can honorably be twisted to support the other.
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Harold J. Laski
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Laski argues against the notion that Burke's support for the American Revolution contradicts his stance on the French Revolution.
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