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In this situation, having destroyed the old government by their sedition, they would preserve as much of order as is necessary for the support of their own usurpation.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “In this situation, having destroyed the old government by their sedition, they would preserve as much of order as is…”
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Burke warns that those who have overthrown the old government aim to maintain order for their own benefit.
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