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Edmund Burke: But it is plain that the present rebellion was its legitimate offspring, and it is piously fed by that rebellion with a…

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But it is plain that the present rebellion was its legitimate offspring, and it is piously fed by that rebellion with a daily dole.
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Edmund Burke

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He argues that the current rebellion is a direct result of previous philosophical errors.

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