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Edmund Burke: But suppose them to be as well inclined as I know that I am to do the Catholics all kind of justice, I declare I would…

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But suppose them to be as well inclined as I know that I am to do the Catholics all kind of justice, I declare I would not, if it were in my power, take that patronage on myself.
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Edmund Burke

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Burke states he would not take on the responsibility of appointing bishops for a community to which he does not belong.

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