On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
Magistrates and collectors of revenue are now no longer acquainted with their districts, bishops with their dioceses, or curates with their parishes.
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Edmund Burke
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From his critique of the French Revolution, Burke describes the breakdown of local administration and traditional social structures.
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