On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
A cheap, bloodless reformation, a guiltless liberty, appear flat and vapid to their taste.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “A cheap, bloodless reformation, a guiltless liberty, appear flat and vapid to their taste.”
Editor's note · Context
Continuing his critique of revolutionary fervor, Burke suggests that some revolutionaries disdain peaceful reform and liberty, preferring dramatic and violent change.
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