On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
The triumph of the victorious party was over the principles of a British Constitution.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “The triumph of the victorious party was over the principles of a British Constitution.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke asserts that the French Revolution's success represented a rejection of the foundational principles of the British constitutional system.
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