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Edmund Burke: He has brought out these blasphemous doctrines in this great temple of justice, consecrated to law and equity for a long…

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He has brought out these blasphemous doctrines in this great temple of justice, consecrated to law and equity for a long series of ages.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke denounces the introduction of blasphemous doctrines in a court dedicated to justice.

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