On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
I see the confiscators begin with bishops, and chapters, and monasteries; but I do not see them end there.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “I see the confiscators begin with bishops, and chapters, and monasteries; but I do not see them end there.”
Editor's note · Context
In his denunciation of the French Revolution, Burke warns that the initial confiscation of church property will not be the last.
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