I am sure I have known those who have oppressed Papists in their civil rights exceedingly indulgent to them in their religious ceremonies, and who really wished them to continue Catholics, in order to furnish pretences for oppression.
Burke observes the hypocrisy of those who oppress Catholics while being indulgent in their religious practices.
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